College: The Undergraduate Experience in America

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Wiley, Nov 15, 1987 - Education - 328 pages
Sponsored by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Boyer considers the undergraduate experience in American higher education, paying particular attention to the way institutional structures and procedures affect the lives of students. He not only identifies the strengths and problems, but also suggests ways in which colleges and universities might be improved and students better served.

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FROM SCHOOL TO COLLEGE
9
A CLEAR AND VITAL MISSION
41
THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM
71
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