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As the commercialization of American higher education accelerates, more and more students are coming to college with the narrow aim of obtaining a preprofessional credential. The traditional four-year college experience-an exploratory time for students to discover their passions and test ideas and v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Delbanco, Andrew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Edición:Updated edition with a New afterword by the author
Colección:The William G. Bowen Series ; 82
Temas:
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.
Education, Higher > United States > History.
Education, Higher > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States.
EDUCATION / Higher.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Paperback Edition
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • ONE. What Is College For?
  • TWO. Origins
  • THREE. From College to University
  • FOUR. Who Went? Who Goes? Who Pays?
  • FIVE. Brave New World
  • SIX. What Is to Be Done?
  • Afterword to the New Paperback Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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