1st Edition

The Abandoned Mission in Public Higher Education The Case of the California State University

By Benjamin P. Bowser Copyright 2017
140 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

140 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The debate about how higher education is failing to play a role in reducing inequality often centers on elite colleges, while ignoring the numerous public colleges and universities that educate the majority of our students. This book adds to the discussion by exploring an in-depth case study of the largest public higher educational system in the United States, The California State University,... Read more

Contents

List of Charts

List of Tables

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: The California Master Plan for Higher Education

Chapter Three: From Budget Cuts to Privatization?

Chapter Four: Educating Other People’s Children

Chapter Five: Skills, Values and Quality

Chapter Six: Faculty and Teaching

Chapter Seven: Research and Professional Engagement

Chapter Eight: Conclusion: Do Not Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste

Biography

Benjamin P. Bowser is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at California State University, East Bay.