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"Historian Robert Schwartz has brought the campus administrative chart to life by animating the fascinating story of colleges' Deans of Men. This book includes thoughtful analysis of significant higher education trends combined with his fresh, remarkable biographies of colorful, influential figures." - John R. Thelin, University Research Professor and Professor of Educational Policy Studies, University of Kentucky
"The biographies of early Deans of Men in this volume are fascinating and wide-ranging. Schwartz includes deans from the South and the Midwest in his volume, in addition to representatives from the Northeast. He places all of his biographies in a context of a developing profession, struggling to find its way." - Wayne J. Urban, Paul W. Bryant Professor in the College of Education, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
"This book offers a unique and important contribution tothefield of higher education. It is thoughtful, well-written, and tells a unique and important story. Schwartz has created a hybrid book where he uses biography with history to do academic history with a human voice." - Alan Wieder,Senior Research Consultant, Center for Teaching Quality
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Book Title: Deans of Men and the Shaping of Modern College Culture
Authors: Robert Schwartz
Series Title: Higher Education and Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230114647
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Education Collection, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Robert Schwartz 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-62258-6Published: 19 January 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-38420-4Published: 19 January 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-11464-7Published: 22 November 2010
Series ISSN: 2945-719X
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7203
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 223
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Education, Higher Education, Structural Geology, Philosophy of Education, Nature Conservation, Educational Policy and Politics