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245 10 a| College :b| what it was, is, and should be /c| Andrew Delbanco.;

300 a| xiv, 229 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| What is college for? -- Origins -- From college to university -- Who went? Who goes? Who pays? -- Brave new world -- What is to be done?;

520 a| Delbanco explains how the idea of college arose in the colonial period from the Puritan idea of the gathered church, how it struggled to survive in the nineteenth century in the shadow of the new research universities, and how, in the twentieth century, it slowly opened its doors to women, minorities, and students from low-income families. He describes the unique strengths of America's colleges in our era of globalization and, while recognizing the growing centrality of science, technology, and vocational subjects in the curriculum, he mounts a vigorous defense of a broadly humanistic education for all. --from publisher description;

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College : what it was, is, and should be / Andrew Delbanco.

Author/creator	Delbanco, Andrew, 1952-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Description	xiv, 229 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	Education, Higher--Aims and objectives. --United States. Education, Higher--United States. Universities and colleges--United States. Education, Higher--United States. --History.

Contents	What is college for? -- Origins -- From college to university -- Who went? Who goes? Who pays? -- Brave new world -- What is to be done?
Abstract	Delbanco explains how the idea of college arose in the colonial period from the Puritan idea of the gathered church, how it struggled to survive in the nineteenth century in the shadow of the new research universities, and how, in the twentieth century, it slowly opened its doors to women, minorities, and students from low-income families. He describes the unique strengths of America's colleges in our era of globalization and, while recognizing the growing centrality of science, technology, and vocational subjects in the curriculum, he mounts a vigorous defense of a broadly humanistic education for all. --from publisher description
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2011039399
ISBN	9780691130736 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0691130736

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