Higher Education and Civic Engagement: Comparative Perspectives

by Ronaldo Munck and Ann Lyons

Book Overview

Provides an original and challenging contribution to contemporary debates on the civic purpose of higher education, exploring its manifestations through practices of teaching and research. Offers critical perspectives on the role of higher education institutions in terms of realizing civic missions, especially in current global market conditions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230340377
• ISBN13: 9780230340374
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"