Title: The chief purpose of universities : academic discourse and the diversity of ideas /
Authors: Bowen, William M. 1955-; Schwartz, Michael, 1937-
Publisher: E. Mellen Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Education, Higher Aims and objectives; Universities and colleges.
Contents: Human progress and higher education / by George W. Dent, Jr. -- A storehouse of ideas -- The university's dysfunctional side -- The phenomenon of knowledge -- The advancement of scientific knowledge -- Enemy I : authoritarianism -- Enemy II : supernaturalism -- Enemy III : corporatism -- Enemy IV : irrationalism -- Enemy V : political correctness -- The university in a knowledge economy -- Rethinking the American university : seven requisites for success -- Civil society, values, and the university.