EDU 657 Week 1 DQ 1 Colleges in the Colonial Era
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In Chapter One, Thelin (2011) mentioned nine surviving colleges founded before 1781: Harvard, William and Mary, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, Rutgers, and Pennsylvania. Many feel that these colleges stand out as quality higher education institutions that have acquired prestige and longevity. Do you agree with these viewpoints? Consider how these colleges influenced perceptions of higher education today. What about the quality of education then and online learning now? Relate how these trends and events still impact higher education today
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EDU 657 Week 1 Colonial Higher Education
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In Chapter One, Thelin (2011) described the influences of several topics and issues in higher education during the Colonial era. Choose a historical, political, ethical and/or economic issue under one of the following topics:
§ Governance and structure
§ College finances
§ Religion and the college
§ Philanthropy
§ The curriculum
§ Student diversity and experimentation
§ The limits of instructional purpose and educational mission
Describe and provide examples for the topic you selected and how it influenced higher education during the Colonial era. In addition, please include how the same topic influences higher education today. Consider current and different perspectives on this topic today. Moreover, include and answer the following questions:
a. Describe the most important factors of this issue both past and present.
b. Examine some of the complexities of this issue both past and present.
c. Evaluate some of the challenges of this issue that you feel need to be addressed today.
Your paper should be two- to three- pages in...