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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458017703321

Titolo

Citizenship and higher education [[electronic resource] ] : the role of universities in communities and society / / edited by James Arthur with Karen E. Bohlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeFalmer, 2005

ISBN

1-280-23625-6

9786610236251

0-203-41593-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Collana

Key issues in higher education series

Altri autori (Persone)

ArthurJames <1957->

BohlinKaren E

Disciplina

306.43/2

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Social aspects

Education, Higher - Aims and objectives

Education - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-188) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / James Arthur -- Student character in the British university / James Arthur -- Universities of character? / Charles L. Glenn -- Community, service learning and higher education in the UK / John Annette -- Searching for a moral north star during the college years / Arthur Schwartz -- Citizenship and higher education in the UK / John Annette and Terence McLaughlin -- Character education at the university: a worthy purpose / Karen E. Bohlin -- The character of higher education / Dennis Hayes -- Developing citizenship through international exchanges / Ian Davies, Mark Evans, Peter Cunningham, Gunilla Fredriksson, Graham Pike, Hanns-Fred Rathenow, Alan Sears, Felicitas Tesch and Pam Whitty -- Textual apologism or dissent? Ethical dilemmas for academics in managerialist times / Martin Thrupp.

Sommario/riassunto

This comparative text considers models of higher education in the UK and the US, and individuals' perceptions about the role of university in society.