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Higher Education and Democracy is a collection of essays written over the last ten years on how civic engagement in higher education works to achieve what authors John Saltmarsh and Edward Zlotkowsi consider to be the academic and civic purposes of higher education. These include creating new modes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Saltmarsh, John A., 1957-, Zlotkowski, Edward A., 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Education, Higher > Social aspects.
Education, Higher > Political aspects.
Democracy and education.
Service learning.
Education and state.
Political participation.
Enseignement supérieur > Aspect social.
Enseignement supérieur > Aspect politique.
Démocratie et éducation.
Apprentissage par le service communautaire.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale.
Participation politique.
EDUCATION > Higher.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civics & Citizenship.
Democracy and education
Education and state
Education, Higher > Political aspects
Education, Higher > Social aspects
Political participation
Service learning
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Higher Education and Democracy is a collection of essays written over the last ten years on how civic engagement in higher education works to achieve what authors John Saltmarsh and Edward Zlotkowsi consider to be the academic and civic purposes of higher education. These include creating new modes of teaching and learning, fostering participation in American democracy, the development and respect for community and civic institutions, and encouraging the constant renewal all of these dimensions of American life.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 402 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-387) and index.
ISBN:9781439900390
1439900396

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