TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Bruce L.R.
AU  - Mayer,Jeremy D.
AU  - Fritschler,A.Lee
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Closed minds?: politics and ideology in American universities 
AV  - LC173 .S59 2008eb
U1  - 378.73 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Brookings Institution Press
KW  - Education, Higher
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-268) and index; Introduction -- Higher education and the "culture wars" -- Emergence of the U.S. research university -- Transformations of academic culture after World War II -- Political attitudes of American professors: results of a 2007 national survey -- The politics of politics in the classroom -- Conservative activism in higher education: the Pennsylvania hearings on academic freedom -- Much ado about little: student perspectives on classroom bias -- Do universities discriminate in hiring? -- Conclusions; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "From interviews, focus groups, and a national survey, paints a comprehensive picture of today's campus political attitudes. Contrasts the current climate of disengagement with the original civic mission of American colleges and universities, and suggests how universities can reclaim and strengthen their place in the nation's political and civic life"--Provided by publisher
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10338447
ER  -