02021oam 22004334a 450 991055275870332120230629231247.01-4214-4430-5(CKB)5460000000023792(OCoLC)1272910215(MdBmJHUP)musev2_97330(EXLCZ)99546000000002379220210428d2021 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWhat Universities Owe DemocracyRonald J. Daniels ; with Grant Shreve and Phillip SpectorBaltimore :Johns Hopkins University Press,2021.©2021.1 online resourceIncludes bibliographical references and index.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."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"--Provided by publisher.Democracy and educationUnited StatesEducation, HigherAims and objectivesUnited StatesDemocracy and educationEducation, HigherAims and objectives378.73Daniels Ronald J(Ronald Joel),1959-1085258Spector Phillip1976-Shreve Grant1984-MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910552758703321What Universities Owe Democracy2803853UNINA