| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 195 pages) |
| Series |
Key issues in higher education series |
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Key issues in higher education
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| Contents |
Introduction / James Arthur -- Student character in the British university / James Arthur -- Universities of character? / Charles L. Glenn -- Community, service learning and higher education in the UK / John Annette -- Searching for a moral north star during the college years / Arthur Schwartz -- Citizenship and higher education in the UK / John Annette and Terence McLaughlin -- Character education at the university: a worthy purpose / Karen E. Bohlin -- The character of higher education / Dennis Hayes -- Developing citizenship through international exchanges / Ian Davies, Mark Evans, Peter Cunningham, Gunilla Fredriksson, Graham Pike, Hanns-Fred Rathenow, Alan Sears, Felicitas Tesch and Pam Whitty -- Textual apologism or dissent? Ethical dilemmas for academics in managerialist times / Martin Thrupp |
| Summary |
This comparative text considers models of higher education in the UK and the US, and individuals' perceptions about the role of university in society |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-188) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Social aspects
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
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Education -- Philosophy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects
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Education -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Arthur, James, 1957-
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Bohlin, Karen E
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| ISBN |
0203415930 |
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9780203415931 |
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9780415334877 |
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041533487X |
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9786610236251 |
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6610236259 |
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