03596nam 2200709Ia 450 991096362880332120240513193614.0979-82-16-31767-81-282-92269-697866129226951-4422-0808-2(CKB)2670000000059634(EBL)662306(OCoLC)705539144(SSID)ssj0000442795(PQKBManifestationID)11287968(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000442795(PQKBWorkID)10446347(PQKB)10640634(Au-PeEL)EBL662306(CaPaEBR)ebr10437340(CaONFJC)MIL292269(MiAaPQ)EBC662306(EXLCZ)99267000000005963420100708d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe still divided academy how competing visions of power, politics, and diversity complicate the mission of higher education /Stanley Rothman, April Kelly-Woessner, and Matthew Woessner1st ed.Lanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20101 online resource (295 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-0807-4 1-4422-0806-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Visions of the University; Chapter Three: Perceptions of Power and Control in the American University; Chapter Four: Politics and Culture Wars; Chapter Five: Campus Diversity; Chapter Six: Academic Freedom, Tenure, and the Free Exchange of Ideas; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Appendix 1: List of Questions Used in the NAASS Survey; Appendix 2: Professor's Assessment of Institutional Success in Educating Students; Appendix 3: University Rankings by Tier; Appendix 4: Models of Trust for Students, Faculty, and AdministratorsAppendix 5: The Impact of Varying Exclusion Methods on College Satisfaction ResultsAppendix 6: Why Professors Think Academic Tenure Is Important; Notes; References; Index; About the AuthorsDrawing on data collected in a specially commissioned public opinion survey as well as other recent research on higher education, Rothman, Kelly-Woessner, and Woessner, create an incredibly readable presentation of both the similarities and differences between those running our universities and those attending them. The authors manage to remain impressively neutral; instead they give us a fuller perspective of the people on our college campuses.Education, HigherAims and objectivesUnited StatesEducation, HigherPolitical aspectsUnited StatesEducation, HigherSocial aspectsUnited StatesUniversities and collegesUnited StatesAdministrationAcademic freedomUnited StatesEducation, HigherAims and objectivesEducation, HigherPolitical aspectsEducation, HigherSocial aspectsUniversities and collegesAdministration.Academic freedom378.73Rothman Stanley1927-2011.534979Kelly-Woessner April1855755Woessner Matthew1855756MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963628803321The still divided academy4454110UNINA