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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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shapiro, Harold T., 1935-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
©2005
Temas:
Education, Higher > Social aspects > United States.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Education, Higher > United States > History.
Enseignement supérieur > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Enseignement supérieur > Finalités > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
EDUCATION > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Education, Higher
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
Education, Higher > Social aspects
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The university and society
  • The transformation of the Antebellum College From right thinking to liberal learning
  • Liberal education, liberal democracy, and the soul of the university
  • Some ethical dimensions of scientific progress.

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