Toward a New Understanding of American Higher Education Institutions: Focus of Educational Offer, Mode of Provision - Preview Literature Review
by: Rona Stein, PhD and Constance Malpas
Read a preview of the literature review Toward a New Understanding of American Higher Education Institutions: Focus of Educational Offer, Mode of Provision, which provides context for the institution typology OCLC has developed to support the University Futures, Library Futures project.
Topics covered in the literature review include:
- The centrality of higher education to US nation-building
- Major shifts in higher education student profile
- Variations in higher education provision
- Existing classifications of higher education institutions
- Key institutional characteristics of higher education institution
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Suggested Citation:
Stein, Rona, and Constance Malpas (2018) "Toward a New Understanding of American Higher Education Institutions: Focus of Educational Offer, Mode of Provision," Preview. Dublin, OH: OCLC Research.