Higher education beyond job creation : universities, citizenship, and community /

In Higher Education beyond Job Creation, Thomas A. Bryer identifies the historical trends, current challenges, and future possibilities for higher education institutions to play an active and measurable role in strengthening communities and citizens. Through mini and extended case studies and carefu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bryer, Thomas A., 1978-
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Lexington Books, 2014.
Subjects:	Community and college > United States > Case studies. Community development > United States > Case studies. Education, Higher > Social aspects > United States. Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States > Case studies. EDUCATION > Higher. Community and college. Community development. Education, Higher > Aims and objectives. Education, Higher > Social aspects. United States. Case studies. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Figures and Table; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Higher Education Narratives and the Good Life; 2 Civic Decline, Lust for Growth, and Weak Communities; 3 Higher Education Reforms; 4 SEE DEMOS (Student Empowered Education/Democratizing Education for Members of Society); 5 Example of Pedagogy: Joined-Up Service Learning; 6 Example of Institutional Design: Sustained Partnership with Community; 7 A New Model for Higher Education; 8 Band of Brothers; References; Index; About the Author.