01842nam 2200421 u 450 991073380000332120250428234211.09781421444307142144430597814214427091421442701(CKB)27387779800041(VLeBooks)9781421442709(oapen)doab113509(EXLCZ)992738777980004120230705d2021 uy 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWhat Universities Owe DemocracyJohns Hopkins University Press20211 online resource (1 p.)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 educationEducation, HigherDemocracy and education.Education, Higher.378.73Daniels Ronald J(Ronald Joel),1959-1085258Shreve Grant1984-1815974Spector Phillip1976-1815975BOOK9910733800003321What Universities Owe Democracy4371608UNINA