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ON HIGHER EDUCATION
THE ACADEMIC ENTERPRISE IN AN ERA OF RISING STUDENT CONSUMERISM |
| By: |
David Riesman |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£39.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0765804387 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780765804389 |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
| Pub. date: |
30 April, 1998 |
| Pages: |
421 |
| Description: |
This text is about the consequences of the student revolt of the 1960s and the decline of faculty influence. This shift of emphasis to student consumerism is one of two reversals of direction in American higher education. The other is the replacement of the classical college by modern university. |
| Synopsis: |
On Higher Education is about the consequences of the student revolt of the 1960's and the decline of faculty influence. This shift from emphasis on academic merit to student consumerism is one of two great reversals of direction in the history of American higher education. This is a book for those curious about our society and its institutions and for all who share a civic concern about the society's future. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Transaction Publishers |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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