EDU 7100 Ashford University Eras of Education Discussion

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Identify one of the eras examined in the unit and answer the following:• What were the social and economic characteristics of that era which shaped and influence higher education?• Describe the relationships between the community and the various members of the university.• What are some of the key milestones from that era which are present in contemporary higher education?• What are some of the events in that era which promoted societal change?

Cohen, A. M. & Kisker, C. B. (2010). The shaping of American higher education: Emergence and growth of the secondary system (2nd ed). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

• Chapter 1: Establishing the Collegiate Form in the Colonies, 1636-1789, pp. 13-26.
• Chapter 2: The Diffusion of Small Colleges in the Emergent Nation, 1790-1869, pp. 57-71.
• Chapter 3: University Transformation as the Nation Industrializes, 1870-1944, pp. 105-122.
• Chapter 4: Mass Higher Education in the Era of American Hegemony, 1945-1975, pp. 187-195; 199-208.

Lucas, C. J. (2006). American higher education: A history (2nd ed). New York, NY: Palgrave McMillan Book.

• Chapter 2: Cathedral Church Schools to Universities, pp. 35-38; 58-71.
• Chapter 3: Post Medieval Academe: Evolution and Estrangement, pp. 71-90; 93-102.

Edmund Sass. (2020, January 25). American educational history: A hypertext timeline (Links to an external site.). Retrieved January 30, 2020 from http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimel…