Tradition and innovation
Subtitle: general education and the reintegration of the university : a Columbia report
By: Robert L. Belknap & Richard Kuhns.
Contributors: Kuhns, Richard Francis, 1924- joint author.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
Subjects: Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration; Federal aid to higher education -- United States; Higher education and state -- United States
Description: Between the veterans influx of the 1940s and the riots of the 1960s, universities in America responded to a series of crises by making fundamental changes in their teaching methods and curricula. The pressures of the 1970s have led many universities to work toward a curriculum that is not only responsive but also reasoned and coherent. Based on four years of seminar discussions at Columbia University, this volume shows how a well-established tradition in higher education can be reorganized, enlarged, and exploited to meet the needs of our time.