the role of universities in communities and society /
edited by James Arthur with Karen E. Bohlin.
New York :
RoutledgeFalmer,
2005.
1 online resource (xii, 195 pages)
Key issues in higher education series
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-188) and index.
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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This comparative text considers models of higher education in the UK and the US, and individuals' perceptions about the role of university in society.
Citizenship and higher education.
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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.