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9781560006039

The Ideal of the University

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  • ISBN13:

    9781560006039

  • ISBN10:

    156000603X

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 1992-09-30
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition
Preface
Introduction to the Original Edition
Four Models of a Universityp. 1
The University as a Sanctuary of Scholarshipp. 3
The University as a Training Camp for the Professionsp. 9
The University as a Social Service Stationp. 28
The University as an Assembly Line for Establishment Manp. 43
Partisan Thoughts About Some Educational Controversiesp. 58
A Discourse on Gradingp. 58
Three Myths of Educationp. 69
The Myth of Value Neutralityp. 69
The Myth of Relevancep. 76
The Myth of Efficiencyp. 79
The Admissions Rat Racep. 85
How Should a University Be Governed?p. 96
Why Should a University Be Governed at All?p. 96
How a University Should Not Be Governedp. 111
How a University Should Be Governedp. 126
Conclusion: Practical Proposals for Utopian Reformp. 139
Indexp. 157
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