| Description |
xxxiv, 224 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
ACE/praeger series on higher education |
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American Council on Education/Praeger series on higher education.
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| Contents |
1. The academical village and the power of place -- 2. The postwar twentieth century : when tradition and transformation intersected -- 3. The synergy of real space and cyberspace -- 4. Globalization of the academy -- 5. Is there a place for place in higher education's new demography? -- 6. The learning environment : accountability, cost, and stewarship -- 7. The campus and the community : the civic metaphor -- 8. The campus in the age of enterprise : civic metaphor or marketplace metaphor? -- 9. An ethic of place : finding the harmonic convergence -- Epilogue : in search of an American campus form for the next generation |
| Summary |
"American Places calls for campuses to be designed, not only to heighten the quality of the learning experience, but also as working demonstrations of ways in which places everywhere can be transformed into more healthy, humane, civic environments."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index |
| Subject |
Campus planning -- United States -- Sociological aspects.
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School sites -- United States -- Sociological aspects.
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Universities and colleges -- United States -- Sociological aspects.
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| LC no. |
2005036538 |
| ISBN |
9780275985233 : |
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0275985237 : |
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