A sharp and comprehensive critique of the educational failures of the American research university. Analyzes the major values, operations, and constituencies of large research institutions and shows how they combine to produce mediocre instruction for millions of undergraduate students. Reveals how highly specialized knowledge and narrowly defined departments shape university curricula and defeat the historic liberal arts tradition.
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Von Blum describes clearly and analyzes insightfully the educational problems that are frustrating dedicated college teachers more and more...I hope that Von Blum's book is taken very seriously both by professors and administrators in our universitiesand by leaders of governmental and private funding agencies. -- Alfred McClung Lee, Professor Emeritus, The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY; research professor, Drew University Von Blum describes clearly and analyzes insightfully the educational problems that are frustrating dedicated college teachers more and more...I hope that Von Blum's book is taken very seriously both by professors and administrators in our universities and by leaders of governmental and private funding agencies. -- Alfred McClung Lee, Professor Emeritus, The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY; research professor, Drew University
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Höhe: 228 mm
Breite: 148 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
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978-0-8191-5510-8 (9780819155108)
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Paul Von Blum is Lecturer of Sociology at the University of California at San Diego.
