The chief purpose of universities : academic discourse and the diversity of ideas /

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Main Author: Bowen, William M. 1955-
Other Authors: Schwartz, Michael, 1937-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, 2005.
Series:Mellen studies in education ; v. 105.
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Table of Contents:
  • Human progress and higher education / by George W. Dent, Jr.
  • A storehouse of ideas
  • The university's dysfunctional side
  • The phenomenon of knowledge
  • The advancement of scientific knowledge
  • Enemy I : authoritarianism
  • Enemy II : supernaturalism
  • Enemy III : corporatism
  • Enemy IV : irrationalism
  • Enemy V : political correctness
  • The university in a knowledge economy
  • Rethinking the American university : seven requisites for success
  • Civil society, values, and the university.