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020 _z9780815780281 (cloth : alk. paper)
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035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10338447
035 _a(OCoLC)567901425
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_cCaPaEBR
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050 1 4 _aLC173
_b.S59 2008eb
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100 1 _aSmith, Bruce L. R.
245 1 0 _aClosed minds?
_h[electronic resource] :
_bpolitics and ideology in American universities /
_cBruce L.R. Smith, Jeremy D. Mayer, A. Lee Fritschler.
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bBrookings Institution Press,
_cc2008.
300 _ax, 278 p. :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-268) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- 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.
520 _a"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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aEducation, Higher
_xPolitical aspects
_zUnited States.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
700 1 _aMayer, Jeremy D.
700 1 _aFritschler, A. Lee,
_d1937-
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10338447
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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