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“In the face of much handwringing over higher education in America today, this eclectic set of essays offers an engaging call to sustain core values like civic education, the liberal arts, intellectual community and not pandering to fake science, even as a hugely different population with very different needs and desires fills college classrooms.” —Karen Arenson, Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and former New York Times reporter and editor“What Is College For? makes a powerful, compelling case for the civic purpose of higher education and provides sensible strategies for renewing and strengthening that purpose. At a time when education for profit often undermines education for the public good, Lagemann and Lewis have made a much-needed contribution to our understanding, as well as our ability to work effectively to fulfill the democratic mission of America's colleges and universities.” —Ira Harkavy, Associate Vice President and Director, Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of PennsylvaniaAt a time when higher education attendance has never felt more mandatory for career success and economic growth, the distinguished contributors to this provocative collection ask re

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Author

Lewis, Harry R.; Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe

Publisher

Teachers College Press. 1234 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 800-575-6566; Fax: 802-864-7626; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.tcpress.com

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780807752753

Category

education

Subjects

Fiction, Education

Rating

3.54 / 5 (23 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14