A Larger Sense of Purpose : Higher Education and Society /

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"Based on the 2003 Clark Kerr Lectures, A Larger Sense of Purpose draws from Harold T. Shapiro's twenty-five years of experience in leading major research universities, and takes up key topics of debate in higher education. What are the nature and objectives of a liberal education? How sho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shapiro, Harold T., 1935-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2005.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Education, Higher > Social aspects.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.
Education, Higher.
EDUCATION > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Enseignement superieur > Finalites > États-Unis.
Enseignement superieur > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Education, Higher > United States > History.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Education, Higher > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
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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