What Is College For? The Public Purpose of Higher Education

Name: What Is College For? The Public Purpose of Higher Education
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ISBN: 9780807752753

ISBN-10: 0807752754

ISBN-13: 9780807752753

Edition: 2012

Authors: Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, Harry Lewis, Katherine H. Au

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At a time when higher education attendance has never felt more mandatory for career success and economic growth, the distinguished contributors to this provocative collection ask readers to consider the civic mission of higher education as equally vital to the nation's well-being. Should higher education serve a greater public interest? In what ways should colleges and universities be asked to participate in public controversies? What should we expect institutions of higher education to contribute to the development of honesty and ethical judgment in the civic sphere? What should colleges do to foster greater intellectual curiosity and aesthetic appreciation in their students and…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 11/18/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.15" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Renewing the Civic Mission of American Higher Education




Science, Enlightenment, and Intellectual Tensions in Higher Education




Liberated Consumers and the Liberal Arts College




The Other 75%: College Education Beyond the Elite




Professional Education: Aligning Knowledge, Expertise, and Public Purpose




Graduate Education: The Nerve Center of Higher Education



About the Contributors


Index