Beyond the Corporate University Culture and Pedagogy in the New Millennium |
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| Author:
| Giroux, Henry A.
Myrsiades, Kostas |
| Contribution by:
| Williams, Jeffrey J.
Simon, Roger I.
Baker, Peter
Strickland, Ronald
Rodriguez, Ralph
Phillips, Jerry
Lofty, John
Kumar, Amitava
Smith, Paul
Wise, Christopher
Foley, Barbara
Worsham, Lynn
Miklitsch, Robert
Norton, Judy
Feldstein, Richard |
| Series title: | Culture and Politics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-1047-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2001 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $160.00 |
Book Description:
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Prominent scholars in this book move boldly beyond critique to show how and why the critical functions of a democratically informed civic education (not merely professional training) must become the core of the university's mission. They show why higher education must address what it means to relate knowledge to public life, and social responsibility to the demands of critical citizenship. Moreover, they show why democratic forms of education and various elements of a critical pedagogy...
More DescriptionProminent scholars in this book move boldly beyond critique to show how and why the critical functions of a democratically informed civic education (not merely professional training) must become the core of the university's mission. They show why higher education must address what it means to relate knowledge to public life, and social responsibility to the demands of critical citizenship. Moreover, they show why democratic forms of education and various elements of a critical pedagogy are vital not only to individual students, but also to our economy and our democratic institutions and future leadership.