The order of learning Essays on the contemporary university

The order of learning Essays on the contemporary university

The

order of learning

Essays on the contemporary university

Shils

Edward

1910-1995

Shils, Edward, 1910-1995

Author

Author

Altbach

Philip G.

Altbach, Philip G.

Dept. of Educational Administration and Higher Education, Lynch School of Education

Editor

Editor

text

book

nju New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.A. Transaction Publishers c1997 1997 monographic

nju

nju

New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.A.

New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.A.

Transaction Publishers

c1997

1997

monographic

eng

eng

print xx, 376 p. ; 24 cm.

print

xx, 376 p. ; 24 cm.

Introduction : Edward Shils and the American university / Philip G. Altback -- Part I. The order of learning -- The order of learning in the United States from 1865 to 1920 : the ascendancy of the universities -- Universities since 1900 : a historical perspective -- Part II. Perspectives -- The service of society and the advancement of learning in the twenty-first century -- The academic ethos under strain -- The American private university -- Governments and universities -- Dreams of plentitude, nightmares of scarcity -- Part III. Academic freedom -- Academic freedom -- Academic freedom and permanent tenure -- Limitations on the freedom of research and teaching in the social sciences -- Part IV. Policy -- The criteria of academic appointment -- The invitation to Caesar -- The confidentiality and anonymity of assessment -- Part V. Reflection -- The university : a backward glance.

Edward Shils ; edited with an introduction by Philip G. Altbach.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-367) and index.

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Education, Higher Aims and objectives United States

Education, Higher

Aims and objectives

United States

Universities and colleges United States History

Universities and colleges

United States

History

Education, Higher Social aspects United States

Education, Higher

Social aspects

United States

Academic freedom United States

Academic freedom

United States

LA227.4 .S55 1997

378.73

1560002980 (cloth : alk. paper)

9781560002987 (cloth : alk. paper)

96047503

English eng

English eng

English

eng