"Transylvania University: ""Public"" Higher Education in Kentucky, 1780--1878"
McCormick, Silas Lee
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Description
Title
"Transylvania University: ""Public"" Higher Education in Kentucky, 1780--1878"
Author(s)
McCormick, Silas Lee
Issue Date
2007
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Ikenberry, Stanley O.
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Education, Higher
Language
eng
Abstract
Chapter one details the pursuit of definitions of public and private higher education beginning with the case of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, and traces how historians and courts have subsequently interpreted it. Chapter one also includes a justification for using Transylvania University as the focus of study. In chapters two through five, the evolution of Transylvania University, is traced from its creation in 1780 through 1878. It is from the development of Transylvania University that the interaction of the three variables of mission, funding and control emerges as a useful construct for understanding the public/private distinction in American higher education during this period. Finally in chapter six, Transylvania is placed into a larger context through comparison to other institutions during this period, and a discussion of findings and conclusions is presented.
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