The Origins of the Public-Private Distinction in American Higher Education [microform] : A Story of Accidental Development / John S. Whitehead.

The historical development of public and private universities and colleges in the United States is examined. It is pointed out that nearly all American universities, no matter where their support comes from, remain autonomous institutions. The university often interprets, and sometimes invents, what...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Whitehead, John S.
Corporate Author:	Yale Univ., New Haven, CT. Inst. for Social and Policy Studies
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1977.
Subjects:	Educational History. Financial Support. Higher Education. History. Institutional Autonomy. Private Colleges. State Aid. State Colleges. State Universities. Trend Analysis. United States History.