Beyond the ivory tower : social responsibilities of the modern university / Derek Bok.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bok, Derek Curtis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education, Higher.

Academic freedom--United States.

Academic freedom.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Derek Bok examines the complex ethical and social issues facing modern universities today, and suggests approaches that will allow the academic institution both to serve society and to continue its primary mission of teaching and research.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I. Basic Academic Values

1. Academic Freedom

2. Institutional Autonomy and the Demands of the State

3. The Purposes of the University and Its Responsibilities to Society

Part II. Academic Responses to Social Problems

4. Access to the University and the Problem of Racial Inequality

5. The Moral Development of Students

6. Academic Science and the Quest for Technological Innovation

7. The Social Responsibilities of Research

8. Technical Assistance Abroad

Part III. Addressing Social Problems by Nonacademic Means

9. The University and the Local Community

10. Taking Political Positions

11. Accepting Gifts

12. Boycotts and Other Efforts to Avoid Outside Relationships

Conclusion

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674028463

0674028465

OCLC:

923109742