Old Dartmouth On Trial: The Transformation of the Academic Community in Nineteenth-Century America

ISBN-13: 9780814781685 Publisher: New York University Press Publication date: 12/01/2002 Series: Education and Socialization in American Pages: 249 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d) In Old Dartmouth On Trial, Marilyn Tobias successfully integrates into her account a number of existing studies on nineteenth-century colleges and universities, illuminating larger issues in the history of American education—professionalization, alumni demands for a voice in the governance of colleges and universitites, and the growth of the indirect power of students and faculty."Stands as 'Exhibit A' in a critical test case, namely, 'Can historical writing be meshed with organizational theory in the systematic study of higher education?' Thanks to Tobias's exemplary work, the verdict is overwhelmingly favorable. . . . By refuting the stereotype of collegiate stagnation, historian Tobias fills in crucial voids that are essential for better understanding of what David Riesman and Christopher