a history of american higher education by john r thelin

This study seeks to provide insights into the foregoing idea of the confluence of institutional goals and institutional practices by looking at intercollegiate athletics at a specific level of competition, governance, and organization that level being Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association And, as with any other defined strategic goal, an organization will attempt to put into place effective policies and procedures and will obtain and utilize the resources necessary to achieve these goals. As with any other program of the institution, schools engage in intercollegiate athletic competition to further strategic institutional goals and purposes.

Because of this, it is appropriate to ask why colleges offer intercollegiate athletic programs to their students. Abbott Many American institutions of higher education invest a significant amount of resources in the development, administration, and operation of intercollegiate athletic programs and have offered and maintained these programs since the 19th century growing larger and more visible with the passage of time. And through imaginative interpretation of films, novels, and popular magazines, he illuminates the convoluted relationship between higher education and American culture.A Multi-Case Study of Intercollegiate Athletic Programs in NCAA Division II Schools: Their Relation to Institutional Strategic Goals and Policy Decisions Thomas M.

Thelin also addresses the role of local, state, and federal governments in colleges and universities, as well as the influence of private foundations and other organizations. Thelin draws on both official institutional histories and the informal memories that constitute legends and lore to offer a fresh interpretation of an institutional past that reaches back to the colonial era and encompasses both well-known colleges and universities and such understudied institutions as community, women's, and historically black colleges, proprietary schools, and freestanding professional colleges. Summary: In A History of American Higher Education, Thelin offers a wide-ranging and engaging account of the origins and evolution of America's public and private colleges and universities, emphasizing the notion of saga - the proposition that institutions are heirs to numerous historical strands and numerous attempts to address such volatile topics as institutional cost and effectiveness, admissions and access, and the character of the curriculum.

A history of american higher education by john r thelin