What universities owe democracy /
By: Daniels, Ronald J. (Ronald Joel) [author.]
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Contributor(s): Shreve, Grant [author.] | Spector, Phillip [author.].
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BookPublisher: Baltimore, Maryland : John Hopkins University Press , 2021Description: x, 322 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781421442693.Subject(s): Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States | History -- Education -- United States | Democracy and education -- United StatesDDC classification: 378.73
Contents:
Summary: "This book identifies four distinct functions of American higher education that colleges and universities have acquired over the past two hundred years and that are integral to liberal democracy: social mobility, citizenship education, the discovery and communication of knowledge, and the cultivation of a pluralistic society. Each chapter takes up one of these functions to analyze and assess"--
Introduction -- American dreams : access, mobility, fairness -- Free minds : educating democratic citizens -- Hard facts : knowledge creation and checking power -- Purposeful pluralism : dialogue across difference on campus -- Conclusion.
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BardBerlinLibrary 2nd floor | 378.73 DAN 2021 (Browse shelf) | Available | Ordered for Kerry Bystrom and Ewa Atanassow |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- American dreams : access, mobility, fairness -- Free minds : educating democratic citizens -- Hard facts : knowledge creation and checking power -- Purposeful pluralism : dialogue across difference on campus -- Conclusion.
"This book identifies four distinct functions of American higher education that colleges and universities have acquired over the past two hundred years and that are integral to liberal democracy: social mobility, citizenship education, the discovery and communication of knowledge, and the cultivation of a pluralistic society. Each chapter takes up one of these functions to analyze and assess"--
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