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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971499903321

Autore

Bok Derek Curtis

Titolo

Beyond the ivory tower : social responsibilities of the modern university / / Derek Bok

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1982

ISBN

9780674028463

0674028465

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 pages)

Disciplina

378.103

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States

Academic freedom - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Basic Academic Values -- 1. Academic Freedom -- 2. Institutional Autonomy and the Demands of the State -- 3. The Purposes of the University and Its Responsibilities to Society -- Part II. Academic Responses to Social Problems -- 4. Access to the University and the Problem of Racial Inequality -- 5. The Moral Development of Students -- 6. Academic Science and the Quest for Technological Innovation -- 7. The Social Responsibilities of Research -- 8. Technical Assistance Abroad -- Part III. Addressing Social Problems by Nonacademic Means -- 9. The University and the Local Community -- 10. Taking Political Positions -- 11. Accepting Gifts -- 12. Boycotts and Other Efforts to Avoid Outside Relationships -- Conclusion -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Derek Bok examines the complex ethical and social issues facing modern universities today, and suggests approaches that will allow the academic institution both to serve society and to continue its primary mission of teaching and research.