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Universities were once largely insular institutions whose purview extended no further than the campus gates. Not anymore. Today's universities have evolved into multifaceted organizations with complex connections to government, business, and the community. This thought-provoking book by Harold...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shapiro, Harold T. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Edición:Course Book
Colección:The William G. Bowen Series ; 48
Temas:
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Education, Higher > Social aspects > United States.
Education, Higher > United States > History.
EDUCATION / Higher.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Prologue
  • The University and Society
  • The Transformation of the Antebellum College
  • Liberal Education, Liberal Democracy, and the Soul of the University
  • Some Ethical Dimensions of Scientific Progress
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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