Higher Education and the American Dream
Success and its Discontent
"Marvin Lazerson’s new book is exactly what is needed: a readable, cogent explanation of how the U.S. can have the best system of higher education in the world, but also a system that seems to be coming apart at the seams.”
—Susan Fuhrman, President Teachers College, Columbia University, President of the National Academy of Education
"In prose remarkable for its clarity and analysis remarkable for its fair-mindedness, this volume delivers a penetrating, nuanced account of American univ...
Éditeur : Central European University Press
Lieu d’édition : Budapest
Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 23 janvier 2013
ISBN numérique : 978-615-5211-91-1
Collection : CEUP collection
Année d’édition : 2010
ISBN (Édition imprimée) : 978-963-9776-79-1
Nombre de pages : 232
Marvin Lazerson
Introduction: Houses, Automobiles, and Higher EducationPart I. The Gospel of Getting Ahead
Part II. Governance and Managerial Dilemmas
Part III. The Teaching and Learning Conundrum
Part IV. Making Things Better
"Marvin Lazerson’s new book is exactly what is needed: a readable, cogent explanation of how the U.S. can have the best system of higher education in the world, but also a system that seems to be coming apart at the seams.”
—Susan Fuhrman, President Teachers College, Columbia University, President of the National Academy of Education
"In prose remarkable for its clarity and analysis remarkable for its fair-mindedness, this volume delivers a penetrating, nuanced account of American universities in the twenty-first century. Blessedly without rant or cant, the book tackles topics that range from the rise of the managerial class to the failed attempts to reform practice in the classroom. It’s a smart provocation—a must-read for anyone who cares about where our universities are heading.”
—David L. Kirp, Professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and author of Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line: The Marketing of Higher Education
"Professor Lazerson gives an insightful account of American higher education based on years of study and first-hand experience. He discusses both the problems and the accomplishment of our universities with equal care and thus, succeeds in providing a useful and illuminating analysis.”
—Derek Bok, Harvard University, President-emeritus
"Marvin Lazerson’s magnificent book is not only comprehensive, but it is written from an all-embracing point of view: seeing higher education in America as an expression of the American Dream. This book should be on the reading list of all who want to understand America’s actions, role and image in the world today, with and equal emphasis on their successes and the discontents they create.”
—Yehuda Elkana, Rector and President-emeritus, Central European University
Marvin Lazerson is Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Public Policy, Central European University and Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the National Academy of Education and a distinguished educational scholar and teacher, he has taught at Harvard University, Stanford University, and the University of British Columbia. At Penn, he served as Dean of the Graduate School of Education and as the University’s Interim Provost.
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