LEADER 03807nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910816784403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-22388-3 010 $a9786611223885 010 $a0-226-61658-4 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226616582 035 $a(CKB)1000000000400969 035 $a(EBL)408177 035 $a(OCoLC)437247550 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000101289 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11137705 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101289 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10042674 035 $a(PQKB)11211938 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408177 035 $a(DE-B1597)535744 035 $a(OCoLC)781253313 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226616582 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408177 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10216943 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL122388 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000400969 100 $a19970415d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAll the essential half-truths about higher education /$fGeorge Dennis O'Brien 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc1998 215 $a1 online resource (268 pages) 311 0 $a0-226-61654-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [229]-247) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tFull-Face Preface --$t1. Anyone for Higher Education? --$t2. The Faculty Is the University --$t3. Tenure Is a Necessary Condition of Academic Freedom --$t4. Universities Are Neutral on Moral Value A Universities Teach Moral Value --$t5. The Liberal Arts Curriculum Aims at Distribution/Diversity --$t6. Teaching Is the Primary Task of Higher Education --$t7. The Problem with Higher Education Is the Administration --$t8. Low-Cost Public Education Benefits the Least Advantaged --$t9. The University Is the Axial Institution of Modern Society --$t10. Synthetic Morality --$t11. Ultimate Synthesis: Money, Mission, and Management --$tReferences, Acknowledgments, and Afterthoughts --$tIndex 330 $aIn this refreshing and original exploration, George Dennis O'Brien looks at higher education in America. O'Brien argues that to debate intelligently the future of education we must stop focusing on its ideals and look instead at its institutions. He does this by addressing nine half-truths, such as whether "low cost public education benefits the least advantaged in society," and goes on to examine how accurately they reflect the true state of higher education. The result is a thought-provoking discussion of the present challenges and future prospects of American higher education. "O'Brien's historical overview of the transition from 19th-century denominational colleges to 20th-century research-driven and largely secular ones is provocative. Cleverly written and well-focused, the book addresses the financial pressures facing higher education and asks vital questions about cutbacks and curricula."-Publishers Weekly "Lively, engaging, and richly suggestive." -Francis Oakley, Commonweal "O'Brien employs calm, powerful reason, without sensationalism. His perspective is illuminating. . . . All the Essential Half-Truths About Higher Education is one of the wisest and most useful treatments of American higher education." -John Attarian, Detroit News 606 $aEducation, Higher$zUnited States 606 $aUniversities and colleges$zUnited States 615 0$aEducation, Higher 615 0$aUniversities and colleges 676 $a378.73 700 $aO'Brien$b Dennis$f1931-$0160379 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816784403321 996 $aAll the essential half-truths about higher education$93972547 997 $aUNINA