Democracy's education : public work, citizenship, & the future of colleges and universities /

"Democracy's Education shows possibilities for educators to be agents, not victims, of changes sweeping higher reeducation. Framed by Harry Boyte's challenge for educators to claim their hidden powers, it brings world-famous scholars, government officials, and presidents together with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Boyte, Harry C., 1945- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Education, Higher > Political aspects > United States.
Democracy and education > United States.
Civics > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States.
Educational change > United States.
Enseignement supérieur > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Démocratie et éducation > États-Unis.
Enseignement > Réforme > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
EDUCATION / Higher
Civics > Study and teaching (Higher)
Democracy and education
Education, Higher > Political aspects
Educational change
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Reinventing Citizenship as Public Work; I. Democratic Narratives; 1. Har Megiddo: A Battle for the Soul of Higher Education; 2. A Democracy's College Tradition; 3. The Democratic Roots of Academic Professionalism; II. Policy Makers and Presidents as Architects of Change; 4. Democracy's Future-The Federal Perspective; 5. Reinventing Scholar-Educators as Citizens and Public Workers; 6. Institutionalizing Civic Engagement at the University of Minnesota; 7. Education for a Rapidly Changing World.
  • 8. Preparing Students for Work as Citizens: Reflections of a New College PresidentIII. The Faculty Experience and Faculty as Agents of Change; 9. Can a New Culture of Civic Professionalism Flourish?; 10. Transformational Ecotones: The Craftsperson Ethos and Higher Education; 11. Dismantling Inequality Regarding Scholarship; 12. The Emerging Citizenry of Academe; IV. From Citizen-Student to Citizen-Alumni: Students and Alumni as Agents of Change; 13. Becoming a Civic Artist.
  • 14. What's Doctoral Education Got to Do with It?: Graduate School Socialization and the Essential Democratic Work of the Academy15. Fostering Civic Agency by Making Education (and Ourselves) Real
  • 16. The Civic Creativity of Alumni; V. Community Organizers Consider the Challenges; 17. Breaking the Civic Spirit: Experiences of Young Organizers; 18. On Tap, Not On Top
  • 19. How Can Higher Education Reclaim Its Power?; VI. Possible Futures; 20. Illiberal Education; 21. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: The Economic Impact of Public Work; 22. Reflections of a Civic Scientist.
  • 23. Higher Education and Political Citizenship: The Japanese Case24. The Promise of Black Consciousness; 25. Teaching as Public Work; VII. Summing Up; 26. Organizing Higher Education Between the Times; 27. The Soul of Higher Education: Concluding Reflections; Contributors.

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