EDU 657 EDU657 WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT COLONIAL HIGHER EDUCATION, 1636-1784 - ASHFORD
Ashford EDU 657 Week 1 Assignment Colonial Higher Education, 1636-1784
Colonial Higher Education, 1636-1784. Due by Day 7. In Chapter One, Thelin (2011) describes the influences of several historical, political, ethical, and/or economic issues impacting higher education during the Colonial era. Some of those issues include:
• Governance and structure.
• College finances.
• Religion and the college.
• Philanthropy.
• The curriculum.
• Student diversity and experimentation.
• The limits of instructional purpose and educational mission.
Instructions
Select a topic from the list. Choose either a historical, political, ethical, or economic issue pertaining to that topic. Consider a variety of perspectives including current perspectives on this topic.
• Explain how the issue influenced higher education during the Colonial era as well as how it influences higher education today.
• Describe the most important factors and the complexities of this issue during the Colonial era as well as today.
• Evaluate some of the challenges of this issue that you believe still need to be addressed today. Explain why.
Compose a formal paper between two and three pages in length (not including title and reference pages) incorporating the stated content above.
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