Public Funding of Higher Education: Changing Contexts and New Rationales - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801882591 ISBN 13: 9780801882593

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Much of the twentieth century saw broad political support for public funding of American higher education. Liberals supported public investment because it encouraged social equity, conservatives because it promoted economic development.

Recently, however, the politics of higher education have become more contentious. Conservatives advocate deep cuts in public financing; liberals want to expand enrollment and increase diversity. Some public universities have embraced privatization, while federal aid for students increasingly emphasizes middle-class affordability over universal access.

In Public Funding of Higher Education, scholars and practitioners address the complexities of this new climate and its impact on policy and political advocacy at the federal, state, and institutional levels. Rethinking traditional rationales for public financing, contributors to this volume offer alternatives for policymakers, administrators, faculty, students, and researchers struggling with this difficult practical dynamic.

Contributors: M. Christopher Brown II, Pennsylvania State University; Jason L. Butler, University of Illinois; Choong-Geun Ching, Indiana University; Clifton F. Conrad, University of Wisconsin–Madison; Saran Donahoo, University of Illinois; James Farmer, JA-SIG uPortal; James C. Hearn, Vanderbilt University; Janet M. Holdsworth, University of Minnesota; Don Hossler, Indiana University; John R. Thelin, University of Kentucky; Mary Louise Trammell, University of Arizona; David J. Weerts, University of Wisconsin–Madison; William Zumeta, University of Washington

About this title

About the Authors

Edward P. St. John is the Algo D. Henderson Collegiate Professor in the School of Education, University of Michigan. St. John is a fellow of the American Educational Research Association and recipient of awards from other associations for his scholarship on education and social justice.

Michael D. Parsons is a professor of higher education and chair of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the College of Education, Florida International University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801882591
• ISBN 13: 9780801882593
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: St. John Edward P., Parsons Michael D.