The institution of intellectual values : realism and idealism in higher education / Gordon Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, Gordon, 1949 July 15-

Series:

St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs.

St. Andrews studies in philosophy and public affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Philosophy.

Education, Humanistic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville, Va. : Imprint Academic, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a revised and expanded version of the much praised short book Universities: The Recovery of An Idea. It contains chapters on the history of universities; the value of university education; the nature of research; the management and funding of universities plus additional essays on such subjects as human nature and the study of the humanities, interdisciplinary versus multidisciplinary study, information systems and the concept of a library, the prospects for e-learning, reforming uni...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Introduction; The Essays; Universities: The recovery of an idea; Human nature and the study of the humanities; Interdisciplinary versus multidisciplinary study; Information systems and the concept of a library; The prospects for e-learning; Intellectual integrity and the realities of funding; Spiritual values and the knowledge economy; Reforming universities: How to lose the plot; Back Matter; References; Also Available

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-44527-1

9786613445278

1-84540-272-3

OCLC:

745866955