What Universities Owe Democracy
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| Titolo: |
What Universities Owe Democracy
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| Pubblicazione: | Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (1 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 378.73 |
| Soggetto topico: | Democracy and education |
| Education, Higher | |
| Altri autori: |
DanielsRonald J <1959-> (Ronald Joel)
ShreveGrant <1984->
SpectorPhillip <1976->
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| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | What Universities Owe Democracy |
| ISBN: | 9781421444307 |
| 1421444305 | |
| 9781421442709 | |
| 1421442701 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910733800003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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