艰难的创业:美国高等教育早期历史的特征与成因

Hard Enterprise:Characteristics and Factors of Early American Higher Education History

殖民地时期和建国初期是美国高等教育的早期历史阶段,是美国高等教育发展奠定基础的时期。这个时期美国高等教育经历了异常艰难、曲折和坎坷的过程。宗教信念支配下建立的殖民地学院与社会环境的实际需要和所能提供的支持之间的巨大差距,剧烈变化的社会条件及错综复杂的社会关系是造成美国高等教育在早期发展命运多舛的主要原因。

The colonial period and the early founding period make the early history of A- merican higher education; it is during this time that the American higher education lays its foundations. During this period, the American higher education goes through a hard, diffi- cult process. The colonial colleges, established under the religious beliefs, are far from the social needs and supports. plicated social relations are This paper holds that, the changeable social conditions and corn- the main reasons why they suffer so much in their early phase.