Does College Make a Difference? by William Knox
This volume comprehensively examines the long-term effects of higher education on attitudes and activities of a large, nationally representative sample of high school students who graduated in 1972. The authors hold that what people want from higher education depends on core American values. The authors question whether colleges foster new attitudes that lead to new types of behavior, or if colleges confer new identities upon students by bestowing certificates and degrees. The chapters give particular attention to the impact of college on career success, expressive individualism, civic commitment, and changes in self-concept. The study is strengthened by its use of data on those high school graduates who did not attend college, and by following high school graduates until they are about 32 years old. The book concludes by examining the significance of the authors' findings for higher education curriculum policy.-
Writing Centers and Writing Across the Curriculum Programs
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Windows on Japanese Education
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The Educational System of Israel
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Student Outcomes Assessment
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Integrating Study Abroad into the Undergraduate Liberal Arts Curriculum
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Effective Interventions
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Labor Relations in Education
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Growth of an American Invention
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Public School Reform in Puerto Rico
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Experiential Education for Community Development
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Education of Teachers in Russia
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Achieving Racial Balance
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Reforming College Composition
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The University of the Future
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Serving Power
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Socialization and Education
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Eminent Educators
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The Condition of English
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Managing Institutions of Higher Education into the 21st Century
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The Vision of the Public Junior College, 1900-1940
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Moral Education and the Liberal Arts
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Rethinking the Curriculum
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The New Servants of Power
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Getting What We Ask For
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Foreign Teachers in China
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The Legal Structure of Collective Bargaining in Education
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School Desegregation Plans That Work
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The Democratic Tradition and the Evolution of Schooling in Norway
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Policy Controversies in Higher Education
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Education and Poverty
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Identity and Ideology
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Between Understanding and Misunderstanding
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Learning to Lead
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Southern Cities, Southern Schools
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American Higher Education
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Teaching in the Small College
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Black Students in Higher Education
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Private Prometheus
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The Emerging Worldwide Electronic University
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Teacher Politics
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From Little Rock to Boston
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Cognitive Education and Testing
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Archetypal Forms in Teaching
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A New Academic Marketplace
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The Politics and Processes of Scholarship
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Diversifying Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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The People's Universities of the USSR
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Educating Republicans
WILLIAM E. KNOX is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Univerity of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research interests include social psychology and the sociology of education.
PAUL LINDSAY is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research interests include the sociology of education and educational policy.
MARY N. KOLB is Executive Director of the Maryland Institute for Employment and Training Professionals in Columbia, Maryland. Her research insterests include the sociology of education and the economy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780313285288 |
| ISBN 10 | 0313285284 |
| Title | Does College Make a Difference? |
| Author | William Knox |
| Series | Contributions To The Study Of Education Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 1993-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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