Privilege and domination: The role of the upper class in American higher education

1975 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 115-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Useem ◽  
S.M. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Upper Class ◽  
American Higher Education

Adult Learners

2019 ◽  
pp. 114-132
Author(s):  
David Deggs
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Real World ◽  
Adult Learner ◽  
Student Activism ◽  
Upper Class ◽  
Traditional Student ◽  
Societal Issues ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
The 1960S

Student activism is mostly thought of as an activity that engages and motivates the traditional-aged students in American higher education to action. The emergence of student activism in the 1960s occurred when enrollment in American higher education was still primarily limited to youth from middle- and upper-class families. The demographics of American higher education have shifted, and the adult learner or non-traditional student now represents a significant amount, if not the majority, of most campus populations. The adult learner brings unique perspective to the higher education classroom based upon their real-world experiences that directly impacts their values, beliefs, and ideas about societal issues. Adult learners in American higher education have the potential to change the ways, means, and longstanding outcomes related to activism in American higher education.

Teaching Religious Studies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene V. Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Religious Literacy ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Contemplative Pedagogy ◽  
Multiple Contexts ◽  
Teaching About Religion ◽  
The Ideal

Teaching about religion in American higher education has been shaped by multiple contexts, from the personal and institutional through the national and international. One persistent question concerns the purposes of teaching about religion, from Christian character formation to broad religious literacy as a prerequisite for informed citizenship. As the number of departments grew throughout the twentieth century, fundamental disagreements about the purposes of collegiate study of religion, the ideal curriculum, and the role of the teacher persisted. Contemporary movements, like advocating for religious literacy, “contemplative pedagogy,” and the push for infusing “spirituality” into higher education actually reprise earlier arguments. The field remains divided on several fundamental issues.

scholarly journals Let's Not Railroad American Higher Education!

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (01) ◽  
pp. 94-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry E. Brady
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
For Profit ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Privatization Of Higher Education ◽  
The Way

Politics, economics, and technology have conspired to make this an exceptionally challenging time for American higher education. Some critics claim that costs are out of control in traditional public and private nonprofit higher education. They believe these institutions will soon go the way of the railroads as for-profit institutions displace them and the Internet replaces college campuses and classrooms. Other critics bemoan the privatization of higher education and the increasing role of market forces. Still others think higher education has lost its way and fails to focus on educating undergraduates.

scholarly journals The Past, Present, and Religious Studies Future of Civic Engagement in American Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Ronis ◽  
Travis Proctor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Late Antique ◽  
Community Based ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Ancient Religion ◽  
Community Based Learning ◽  
The University

We argue that Civic Engagement is fundamental to the stated work of the university, the humanities, and the project of religious studies. We trace the historical connections between Civic Engagement and higher education in the American context to the present, highlighting a consistency of focus on Civic Engagement across diverse university contexts even as educational priorities and instantiations shift. We then explore the particular role of Civic Engagement in Religious Studies pedagogy. We contend that being explicit about integrating Civic Engagement in the religion classroom enhances our students’ ability to understand complex concepts in late antique religion and underscores for them how relevant the study of late ancient religion is to students’ lives today. We offer three ways that instructors in Religious Studies can incorporate Civic Engagement into their classes: cultivating naming practices, focusing pedagogical exercises on honing students’ Civic Engagement skills, and, where practicable, engaging in community-based learning.

scholarly journals The Carnegie Classification of American Higher Education: More—and Less—Than Meets the Eye

2015 ◽  
pp. 21-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip G. Altbach
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Original Model ◽  
Carnegie Foundation ◽  
Carnegie Classification ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Clark Kerr

Classifying higher education institutions in a complex higher education system is quite important for understanding the system and the role of institutions within it. In the United States, the Carnegie Classification, developed by Clark Kerr and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching developed such a system. Now, under new leadership, the future of the original model is threatened.

The College Presidency

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Recent Trend ◽  
College Presidency ◽  
Critical Questions ◽  
Significant Time ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S

This chapter explores the defining events and leaders in American higher education during the past 75 years. Special attention is directed at the defining events and leaders of the 1960s and 1970s that have shaped so much of the current landscape of higher education. The chapter begins by exploring the idea of a 'career president', a recent trend during the past four or five decades, and includes both influential leaders who have spent significant time at one institution, to those who move to different institutions throughout their career entirely in the role of president. The chapter concludes by offering critical questions about the future of the academy.

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