Higher education beyond job creation : universities, citizenship, and community /

In Higher Education beyond Job Creation, Thomas A. Bryer identifies the historical trends, current challenges, and future possibilities for higher education institutions to play an active and measurable role in strengthening communities and citizens. Through mini and extended case studies and carefu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bryer, Thomas A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2014.
Temas:
Community and college > United States > Case studies.
Community development > United States > Case studies.
Education, Higher > Social aspects > United States.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States > Case studies.
Relations université-collectivité > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Enseignement supérieur > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Enseignement supérieur > Finalités > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Développement communautaire > États-Unis > Études de cas.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Community and college
Community development
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
Education, Higher > Social aspects
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Figures and Table; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Higher Education Narratives and the Good Life; 2 Civic Decline, Lust for Growth, and Weak Communities; 3 Higher Education Reforms; 4 SEE DEMOS (Student Empowered Education/Democratizing Education for Members of Society); 5 Example of Pedagogy: Joined-Up Service Learning; 6 Example of Institutional Design: Sustained Partnership with Community; 7 A New Model for Higher Education; 8 Band of Brothers; References; Index; About the Author.

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