Higher Education Policy Examined in Historical Context
Nowell, Cheryl S., Black Issues in Higher Education
Higher Education Policy Examined In Historical Context
The topic of policy is comprehensive and complex. Policy in higher education implies formality and consensus. In this, his third volume for the Carnegie Council's series of policy studies on higher education, author David Riesman examines microcosms of detail in higher education policy, offering very specific examples, while weaving in commentary about such broad topics as ethnic groups and social forces.
On Higher Education does not leave the reader with a sense of formality and consensus. While it is possible to make comparisons among similar institutions using variables such as public/private, community/ …
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Publication information:
Article title: Higher Education Policy Examined in Historical Context.
Contributors: Nowell, Cheryl S. - Author.
Magazine title: Black Issues in Higher Education.
Volume: 15.
Issue: 20
Publication date: November 26, 1998.
Page number: 43.
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