Order of Learning: Essays on the Contemporary University

by Edward Shils

Book Overview

The Order of Learning considers the problems facing higher education by focusing on main underlying factors: the relationship of higher education to government, academic freedom, and the responsibilities of the academic profession, among others. Edward Shils argues that higher education has a central role in society, and that distractions, such as pressures from government, disinterest of students and faculty in education, and involvement of institutions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560002980
• ISBN13: 9781560002987
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"