ABSTRACT
The origins of institutions of higher education are varied. Some of the earliest universities were founded upon monastic traditions where education took place in a tight-knit community setting. The experience of being a student in higher education has changed. Fear of debt, for example, means that it is increasingly normal for full-time students to be in part-time employment during the course of their studies. One consequence is that fewer students have much time for extra-curricular sporting, religious, cultural, and even academic activities. Morgan's thesis identifies not only the key historical and social factors that led to the growth of higher education chaplaincy, but also some of the assumptions underlying this ministry during the three decades between 1950 and 1980. The 1985 report of the National Consultation of Polytechnic Chaplains contains one of the clearest accounts of the various traditions of chaplaincy in higher education.
