| Acknowledgments | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-15页 |
| Chapter 1 The Role of American Higher Education as a Public Good Reflected in the University Transformation Era (1910-1944) | 第15-26页 |
| ·The Social Context of American Higher Education from 1910 to 1944 | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Role of American Higher Education as A Public Good Reflected in the Great Shifts in the University Transformation Era | 第18-26页 |
| ·Changing Institutional Forms to Better Serve the Society | 第19-23页 |
| ·Responding to the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (The GI Bill) | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter 2 The Role of American Higher Education as a Public Good Reflected in the Mass Higher Education Era (1945-1975) | 第26-36页 |
| ·The Social Context of American Higher Education from 1945 to 1975 | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Role of American Higher Education as a Public Good Reflected in the Great Shifts in the Mass Higher Education Era | 第29-36页 |
| ·The Expansion of the Public Sector of American Higher Education | 第30-33页 |
| ·The Expansion of Student Access | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 3 The Role of American Higher Education as a Public Good Reflected in the Contemporary Era (1976-2010) | 第36-45页 |
| ·The Social Context of American Higher Education from 1976 to 2010 | 第36-39页 |
| ·The Role of American Higher Education as a Public Good Reflected in the Great Shifts in the Contemporary Era | 第39-45页 |
| ·Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action | 第40-42页 |
| ·New Technologies and Online Learning | 第42-45页 |
| Conclusion | 第45-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-51页 |
