What universities owe democracy
"This book identifies four distinct functions of American higher education that colleges and universities have acquired over the past two hundred years and that are integral to liberal democracy: social mobility, citizenship education, the discovery and communication of knowledge, and the culti...
Main Authors: | Daniels, Ronald J. 1959- (Author), Shreve, Grant, 1984- (Author), Spector, Phillip, 1976- (Author) |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2021.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- American dreams : access, mobility, fairness
- Free minds : educating democratic citizens
- Hard facts : creating knowledge and checking power
- Purposeful pluralism : dialogue across difference on campus
- Conclusion.