| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Author: |
SchwartzRobert, 1950 December 30- |
| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Palgrave Connect (Online service) |
| Place of Publication: |
New York |
| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan; |
| Year of Publication: |
2010 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. |
| Description: |
1 online resource (223 p.)ill. : |
| Series: |
Higher education & society |
| Subject: |
Deans (Education) - |
| Subject: |
College department heads. - |
| Subject: |
Universities and colleges - Administration. - |
| Subject: |
EDUCATION - Higher. - |
| Online resource: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230114647An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| Notes: |
Description based on print version record. |
| Summary: |
Deans of men in American colleges and universities were created in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to help manage a growing student population. The early deans often had a personality that allowed them to engage easily with students. Over time, many deans saw their offices increase in size and responsibility. The profession grew slowly but by the 1940's drew several hundred men to annual conferences and many more were members. Deans of men and women were significant figures for college students; many students saw them as the "face" of the college or university. Schwartz traces the role and work of the deans and how they managed the rapidly growing culture of the American college clmpus in the twentieth century. |
| ISBN: |
9780230114647electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
0230114644electronic bk. |
| Content Note: |
Cover; Contents; List of Images; 1 The Rise and Demise of Deans of Men: A Historical Perspective; 2 The Pioneer: Thomas Arkle Clark, Dean of Deans; 3 The Paternalists; 4 The Academics: Early Deans in the Liberal Arts Colleges; 5 Francis F. Bradshaw: A Southern Student Personnel Pioneer; 6 A Modern Dean: Fred Turner; 7 A Brief Treatise on the Deans of Women; 8 The Demise of the Deans of Men and the Rise of the Deans of Students; 9 A Retrospective Epilogue; Notes; Index. |