This title rebuilds a constructive relationship between the field of higher education and the disciplinary field of history. The book explores critical methodological issues in the history of American higher education, including often-overlooked issues such as race, class, gender, and sexuality.

The first volume in the Core Concepts of Higher Education series, The History of U.S. Higher Education: Methods for Understanding the Past is a unique research methods textbook that provides students with an understanding of the processes that historians use when conducting their own research. Written primarily for graduate students in higher education programs, this book explores critical methodological issues in the history of American higher education, including race, class, gender, and sexuality. Chapters include:

• Reflective...