| To Serve a Larger Purpose: Engagement for Democracy and the Transformation of Higher Education Contributor(s): Saltmarsh, John (Editor), Hartley, Matthew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 143990507X ISBN-13: 9781439905074 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 378.015 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 326 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work calls for the reclamation of the original democratic purposes of civic engagement and examines the requisite transformation of higher education required to achieve it. The contributors highlight the current practice of civic engagement and point to the institutional change needed to realize its democratic ideals. |