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UNINA9910464083103321 |
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Titolo |
The state of the American mind : 16 leading critics on the new anti-intellectualism / / edited by Mark Bauerlein and Adam Bellow |
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West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : , : Templeton Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Intellectuals - United States |
Mass media and culture - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Intellectual life 21st century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword-America: Are We Losing Our Mind?; Introduction-The Knowledge Requirement: What Every American Needs to Know; Part One-States of Mind: Indicators of Intellectual and Cognitive Decline; 1. The Troubling Trend of Cultural IQ ; 2. Biblical Literacy Matters ; 3. Why Johnny and Joanie Can't Write, Revisited ; 4. College Graduates: Satisfied, but Adrift ; 5. Anatomy of an Epidemic ; Part Two-Personal and Cognitive Habits/Interests; 6. A Wired Nation Tunes Out the News ; 7. Catching Our Eye: The Alluring Fallacy of Knowing at a Glance |
8. The Rise of the Self and the Decline of Intellectual and Civic Interest 9. Has Internet-Fueled Conspiracy-Mongering Crested? ; Part Three-National Consequences; 10. Dependency in America: American Exceptionalism and the Entitlement State ; 11. Political Ignorance in America ; 12. In Defense of Difficulty: How the Decline of the Ideal of Seriousness Has Dulled Democracy in the Name of a Phony Populism ; 13. We Live in the Age of Feelings ; 14. How Colleges Create the "Expectation of Confirmation" ; 15. The New Antinomian Attitude ; Afterword; Contributors; Index |
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In 1987, Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind was published; a wildly popular book that drew attention to the shift in American culture away from the tenants that made America-and Americans-unique. Bloom focused on a breakdown in the American curriculum, but many sensed that the issue affected more than education. The very essence of what it meant to be an American was disappearing. That was over twenty years ago. Since then, the United States has experienced unprecedented wealth, more youth enrolling in higher education than ever before, and technology advancements far beyond what m |
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UNINA9910585955003321 |
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Autore |
Jansen Ritsert C. |
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Titolo |
Leading your research team in science / / Ritsert C. Jansen [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2019 |
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1-108-75626-3 |
1-108-75887-8 |
1-108-60199-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 223 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Science - Methodology |
Science projects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Dec 2018). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents -- Introduction -- Team -- Introduction -- Scout -- Select -- Prepare -- Advance -- Organization -- Introduction -- Human resources -- Financial affairs -- Legal affairs -- Patent affairs -- Society -- Introduction -- Open science -- Citizen science -- Media -- Web profile -- Epilogue -- Further reading -- Acknowledgements. |
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Team leaders should be full of ideas for new research projects and inspire a research group to achieve great results. This practical guide for team leaders, and those who aspire to become team leader, offers a |
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unique approach to help readers develop research and become a more independent and productive investigator. Readers can learn how to recruit and develop talented team members, how to negotiate contracts and manage projects, and how to create wider visibility and publicity for their science. From human resources and project finances, legal affairs and knowledge transfer to public engagement and media performance, the book provides guidance to enhance skills and combine them with those of support staff on the road to success. With numerous valuable tips, real-life stories and practical exercises, this must-read guide provides everything needed to take responsibility for leading research teams. This title is available as Open Access via Cambridge Core. |
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