One of the most important changes in American higher education over the last 30 years has
been the gradual shrinking of the old arts and sciences core of undergraduate education …

Since the 1960s the number of highly educated professionals in America has grown
dramatically. During this time scholars and journalists have described the group as exercising …

This article argues that four distinct streams of thought flow into current conceptions of the
knowledge economy. Drawing on these four streams of thought and on labor force data from …

Using data on upper-division students in the University of California system, we show that
two distinct cultures of engagement exist on campus. The culture of engagement in the arts, …

… Drawing on developments nationwide as well as in the specific case of Massachusetts,
Steven Brint and Jerome Karabel offer a history of community colleges in America, explaining …

This paper first surveys the four principal positions in the debate about the policy influence
of professional experts — technocracy, extensive mandates, limited mandates, and “servants …

Community remains a potent symbol and aspiration in political and intellectual life. However,
it has largely passed out of sociological analysis. The paper shows why this has occurred, …

… I therefore begin these acknowledgments with thanks to Wendy and to the original publisher
of the book, Steve Rutter. I thank several colleagues who read and commented on chapters …

This article introduces cluster analysis and reference set analysis as tools for understanding
structure, identity, and aspiration in complex organizational fields. Cluster analysis is used …

This article examines American education in comparative perspective, suggesting that the
distinctive structure of the school system is both an embodiment and a source of the felt fluidity …