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UNINA9910733800003321 |
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Titolo |
What Universities Owe Democracy |
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Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021 |
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ISBN |
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9781421444307 |
1421444305 |
9781421442709 |
1421442701 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DanielsRonald J <1959-> (Ronald Joel) |
ShreveGrant <1984-> |
SpectorPhillip <1976-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Democracy and education |
Education, Higher |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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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