北美殖民地成功地建立了9所高等教育机构。特殊的自然环境以及稀少的人口使得高等教育从开始就与公共服务和社区文化紧密结合。特殊的边疆环境,使得社区群体的公共含义在殖民地地区产生了裂变。殖民地时期公共支持的不同类型,折射出殖民地社会对“公共”概念及其实施方式的不同理解,反映特殊条件下的公共利益与美国高等教育法人之间形成密切联系。 North American colonies successfully established nine higher education institutions. The special natural environment and the sparse population make higher education closely integrated with public services and community culture from the beginning. The special frontier environment causes the public meaning of community groups to fission in the colonial area. The different types of public support during the colonial period reflect the different understanding of colonial society about the concept of “public” and its implementation and reflect the close connection between the public interests under special conditions and the legal persons of American higher education.