No neutral ground
Subtitle: standing by the values we prize in higher education
By: Robert B. Young.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers; Jossey-Bass
Published: 1997
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States.; Values -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-213) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Who are we? : finding our identity in values; title: Service : the value of altruism; title: Truth : not an end in itself; title: Freedom : choice with responsibility; title: Equality : ensuring a fair start for all; title: Individuation : human dignity growing; title: Justice : balancing freedom with duty; title: Community : mutual empowerment; title: How the values promote scholarship and democracy; title: Capitalism : the challenges of the material; title: Spirituality : the challenges of ultimate meaning; title: Aesthetics : the challenges of linking emotion with intellect; title: Relating the values to changing times; title: Building an identity based on values; title: Using values with integrity.