ABSTRACT
All the academic programs attest to the attractiveness of colleges and universities to Americans and they are attractive to international students as well. This chapter analyzes who teaches what and how. It also describes purpose of the higher education. The chapter further emphasizes the interaction and negotiations between the teachers and taught — a relationship that creates a dynamic setting which is more animated and interesting than the course catalog. An understanding of teaching and learning eventually suggests that formal learning outcomes and mastery of information coexists with such informal yet powerful matters as the socialization and certification of college students into adult life as citizens and professionals. In addition to how much (or, how little) a student learns in terms of information from formal instruction, colleges and universities are a powerful source of transmitting and reinforcing distinctive sets of values and attitudes to their students.
