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Clark, Daniel – American Educational History Journal, 2010
Historians of American education readily acknowledge that in the mid-19th century the German university and academic ideal rose in prominence among American academicians, who then worked diligently to replicate the German university model in the United States. During this same time, however, many more Americans were exposed to a different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Mass Media Role, Success
Phillip, Mary-Christine; Morgan, Joan – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1993
Although sociologists are concerned about trends among African-American males, Morehouse College (Georgia), the United States' only all-male black college, has developed a reputation for its stable environment, positive role models, and commitment to producing well-educated citizens and leaders. (MSE)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Environment, College Role, Higher Education
Dagg, Anne Innis; Thompson, Patricia J. – 1988
This book is intended to point out the extent of sexual discrimination and bias that occurs in Canadian universities; to reveal the anti-woman ambience that presently exists in academia, undermining the confidence and self-respect of women scholars; and to offer recommendations for action that would greatly ameliorate the situation of university…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Educational Discrimination, Females