Higher Education Divided: National Expectations and the Bifurcation of Purpose and National Identity, 1946-2016
In: Springer eBook Collection
1. Establishing National Identity and the Purpose of Higher Education in the United States -- 2. Preserving and Promoting Democracy: University Demands and the Importance of the Community College in Post-War America, 1946-1953 -- 3. Dualities and Challenges: Higher Education in the Heart of the Cold War, 1953-1969 -- 4. Servicing the Public and the Marketplace for National Growth, 1970-1989 -- 5. Capital Gains and Higher Education: The Entrepreneurial University and the Community College as a Facilitator of American Social Mobility in the 1990s -- 6. Human Capital and Market Commodities: Higher Education's Role in the 21st Century -- 7. Higher Education in the Era of Trump: Considering the Ambiguous Future of Tertiary Higher Education in "New American Moment".