ISBN:
9780063076990
,
0063076993
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 312 Seiten
,
24 cm
Edition:
First edition
DDC:
378.73
Keywords:
Democracy and education
;
Education, Higher ; Aims and objectives
;
Education, Higher ; Political aspects
;
Education, Higher ; Social aspects
;
Elite (Social sciences) ; Education
;
United States
;
USA
;
College
;
Geschichte
;
USA
;
Bildungspolitik
Abstract:
Introduction: College like my grandma used to make -- Life during wartime in Knox County, Ohio -- When college in America almost became a public good -- Why the Kent State massacre raised your tuition -- Yuppies, dittoheads, and a "big sort" : college and the culture wars -- The "whole college thing" awkwardly enters the 2020s -- Gap year. The Quad: The four people you meet in today's America -- A college debt crisis, Occupy Wall Street, and the rise of a new new left -- From resentment of college to America's rejection of knowledge -- The soul of a new Truman Commission -- A bloodless war to save America's youth.
Abstract:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist presents a deeply researched look at the broken state of higher education in America and how we can work towards a new model that works for all Americans. 50,000 first printing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
