Values in Conflict is a clarion call to policy-makers, business leaders, and the public at large to rethink the current direction of the contemporary university. Paul Axelrod demonstrates that liberal education, the core of higher learning, is threatened by the constricting pressures of the marketplace and shows how political and economic pressures are redefining higher learning. Axelrod demonstrates how, in the race for riches - symbolized by endless rhetoric about the need for Canada to become globally competitive, technologically advanced, and proficient at churning out "knowledge workers" - our schools and universities are being forced by government policy to narrow their educational vistas. The decision-making autonomy that universities must have to provide cultural, intellectual, community-service, and training functions is being eroded. Values in Conflict explains why this is happening - and why it matters.
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- Includes bibliographical references: p. [171]-192
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- 378/.012/0971
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
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- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 0773524061 9780773570429
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- LB2322.2
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- A94 2002eb
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- 1 electronic text (203 p.)
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- Canada
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)gtp00521478 (OCoLC)166335094 (CaOOCEL)400200
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Tables 10
- Acknowledgments 12
- Introduction 16
- 1 Roots and Branches of Liberal Education 21
- 2 Intellect, Culture, and Community 47
- 3 Occupations, Incomes, and the Economy 77
- 4 Ideology and Policy 99
- 5 Teaching and Learning 132
- Conclusion: Educational Futures 156
- Notes 164
- Further Reading on Liberal Education and the University 182
- Bibliography 184
- Index 206
- A 206
- B 207
- C 207
- D 208
- E 208
- F 209
- G 209
- H 209
- I 210
- J 210
- K 210
- L 210
- M 211
- N 212
- O 212
- P 213
- Q 213
- R 213
- S 214
- T 215
- U 215
- V 216
- W 216
- X 216
- Y 216
