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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460667303321

Titolo

Power and empowerment in higher education : studies in honor of Louis Smith / / D. B. Robertson, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University of Kentucky Press, , 1978

©1978

ISBN

0-8131-8651-X

0-8131-6430-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Disciplina

378.73

Soggetti

University autonomy

Higher education and state

Universities and colleges - Administration

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.

Nota di contenuto

Muelder, W. G. Empowerment and the integrity of higher education.--Hill, N. L. Democratic and other principles of empowerment on campus.--Clark, T. D. The academic hierarchy and the department head.--Robertson, D. B. Notes on departments of religion.--Sykes, G. W. Images of power in academia.--Stassen, G. Amnesty and fairness.--An, N.Y. Comparative politics of education in four industrial nations.--Hutchins, F. S. Louis Smith is a man of many talents.--Gesner, C. Bibliography of the published works of Louis Smith.

Sommario/riassunto

The tangled relationship of power and higher education is a fascinating one. Where power centers arise on campus, they influence and are influenced by sources of power outside. Students, faculty and administration compete for authority within the academic community; citizens whose education has placed them in a position to obtain social, political, and economic power outside the university walls frequently use it in a way that deeply affects the direction and nature of academic development.This collection of thought-provoking essays is dedicated to Professor Louis Smith, who has long been a st