Habits of Mind: Fostering Access and Excellence in Higher EducationTransaction Publishers - 249 páginas "...a compelling synthesis that clears away much of the intellectual clutter in strategic planning and offers a creative, if somewhat elitist, theory that fuses the strengths of the university with the context and challenges of the 21st century."--Choice "The goal of higher education as described by Allen and Allen is based on a curriculum of study for a proficient humanity characterized by excellence in judgement.... The authors have presented a refreshing treatise on the values of education, respect for working toward a more civilized society, acknowledgement of human diginity and the need for more moral and fair treatment within our society. Higher education is positioned to contribute to these lofty ideals and is described very well in this book."--Alton L. Taylor, University of Virginia |
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... programs , the Council also led a statewide process of developing a six - year strategic plan for higher education in the Commonwealth . Although the state code directs the Council of Higher Education to present such a plan to the ...
... postsecondary education such as the training provided by the United States armed forces and that offered to business executives and finds that even the " least expen- 19 . sive " of these programs costs more than 14 Habits of Mind.
... programs costs more than the " S 1.250 a week at the most expensive private colleges " ( Smith , 2000 : 4-8 ) . The point here is not particular to the residential or brand - name college . It is no less pertinent to the world of on ...
... program . A perverse emphasis on multiculturalism and diversity in all aspects of the college experience . Each of these trends has damaged the core of the university . Some analysis of their impact must precede our discussion of how to ...
... programs and institutions . which unite the two power- ful ideas and use them to transform our students ' lives . Either concept , alone , is an orphan . Together , they can become a forceful theme for liberal education in the 21st ...
Índice
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Excellence in Judgment | 55 |
Access to Higher Education | 79 |
Evaluating Higher Education Waiting for Change | 125 |
Managing Higher Education Lessons from Virginia | 149 |
Epilogue The Rhetoric of Higher Education | 181 |
Bibliography | 231 |
Index | 243 |
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