What universities owe democracy
by Daniels, Ronald J. 1959- (Author), Shreve, Grant, 1984- (Author), Spector, Phillip, 1976- (Author)
Summary
"This book identifies four distinct functions of American higher education that colleges and universities have acquired over the past two hundred years and that are integral to liberal democracy: social mobility, citizenship education, the discovery and communication of knowledge, and the cultivatio... Full description
- Introduction
- American dreams : access, mobility, fairness
- Free minds : educating democratic citizens
- Hard facts : creating knowledge and checking power
- Purposeful pluralism : dialogue across difference on campus
- Conclusion.