Citizenship and higher education [[electronic resource] ] : the role of universities in communities and society / / edited by James Arthur with Karen E. Bohlin

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeFalmer, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (166 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.43/2
• Soggetto topico: Education, Higher - Social aspects; Education, Higher - Aims and objectives; Education - Philosophy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ArthurJames <1957-> BohlinKaren E
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-188) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / James Arthur -- Student character in the British university / James Arthur -- Universities of character? / Charles L. Glenn -- Community, service learning and higher education in the UK / John Annette -- Searching for a moral north star during the college years / Arthur Schwartz -- Citizenship and higher education in the UK / John Annette and Terence McLaughlin -- Character education at the university: a worthy purpose / Karen E. Bohlin -- The character of higher education / Dennis Hayes -- Developing citizenship through international exchanges / Ian Davies, Mark Evans, Peter Cunningham, Gunilla Fredriksson, Graham Pike, Hanns-Fred Rathenow, Alan Sears, Felicitas Tesch and Pam Whitty -- Textual apologism or dissent? Ethical dilemmas for academics in managerialist times / Martin Thrupp.
• Sommario/riassunto: This comparative text considers models of higher education in the UK and the US, and individuals' perceptions about the role of university in society.
• Titolo autorizzato: Citizenship and higher education
• ISBN: 1-280-23625-6; 9786610236251; 0-203-41593-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458017703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Key issues in higher education series.