Crisis in the Academy: Rethinking Higher Education in America

by Christopher J. Lucas

Book Overview

Not since sixties student turmoil and unrest wreaked havoc on the nations's campuses has American higher education been the subject of so much controversy. Confusion over fundamental priorities and purposes, the author argues, lies at the heart of the dilemma facing end-of-the-century higher education. Having failed in its attempt to be all things to all people, the academy must now reinvent itself to meet the challenges of the millennium ahead. Thoughtful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312176864
• ISBN13: 9780312176860
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.7"