the role of universities in communities and society /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by James Arthur with Karen E. Bohlin.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
RoutledgeFalmer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xii, 195 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Key issues in higher education series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-188) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This comparative text considers models of higher education in the UK and the US, and individuals' perceptions about the role of university in society.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Citizenship and higher education.
International Standard Book Number
041533487X
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Education-- Philosophy.
Education, Higher-- Aims and objectives.
Education, Higher-- Social aspects.
Education-- Philosophy.
Education, Higher-- Aims and objectives.
Education, Higher-- Social aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.