Samuel K. Gove Thomas M. Stauffer Samuel Kimball Gove
As we enter the mid-eighties, higher education is faced with deepening crises stemming from declines in both funding and enrollment and from rapidly changing social needs. This volume of essays, contributed by distinguished scholars from various disciplines, identifies and discusses the many problems that will require attention in the coming decades if our colleges and universities are to continue to supply quality educational opportunities on a broad scale. In seeking solutions to these problems, the authors stress the need for a realistic appraisal of the policymaking system. It is...
As we enter the mid-eighties, higher education is faced with deepening crises stemming from declines in both funding and enrollment and from rapidl...
"Illinois Politics: A Citizen's Guide" sheds light on these important questions and more: Why has corruption flourished in Illinois even as reformers struggle for ethical change? How do the three regions of the state compete for resources? How does the legislature work? When did the state become so blue? What powers do the governor and other elected officials really have? How are judges appointed to and removed from the bench? Why does Illinois have more units of government than any other state? How did higher education lose ground as a funding priority? What role did politics play in the...
"Illinois Politics: A Citizen's Guide" sheds light on these important questions and more: Why has corruption flourished in Illinois even as reformers ...