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The still divided academy : how competing visions of power, politics, and diversity complicate the mission of higher education / Stanley Rothman, April Kelly-Woessner, and Matthew Woessner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rothman, Stanley, 1927-2011.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
- Education, Higher.
- Education, Higher--Political aspects--United States.
- Education, Higher--Social aspects--United States.
- Universities and colleges--United States--Administration.
- Universities and colleges.
- Academic freedom--United States.
- Academic freedom.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (295 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing on data collected in a specially commissioned public opinion survey as well as other recent research on higher education, Rothman, Kelly-Woessner, and Woessner, create an incredibly readable presentation of both the similarities and differences between those running our universities and those attending them. The authors manage to remain impressively neutral; instead they give us a fuller perspective of the people on our college campuses.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Visions of the University; Chapter Three: Perceptions of Power and Control in the American University; Chapter Four: Politics and Culture Wars; Chapter Five: Campus Diversity; Chapter Six: Academic Freedom, Tenure, and the Free Exchange of Ideas; Chapter Seven: Conclusion; Appendix 1: List of Questions Used in the NAASS Survey; Appendix 2: Professor's Assessment of Institutional Success in Educating Students; Appendix 3: University Rankings by Tier; Appendix 4: Models of Trust for Students, Faculty, and Administrators
- Appendix 5: The Impact of Varying Exclusion Methods on College Satisfaction ResultsAppendix 6: Why Professors Think Academic Tenure Is Important; Notes; References; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-31767-8
- 1-282-92269-6
- 9786612922695
- 1-4422-0808-2
- OCLC:
- 705539144
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