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0815780281
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0815701861
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1282131427
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9780815780281
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9780815701866
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9781282131422
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"From interviews, focus groups, and a national survey, paints a comprehensive picture of today's campus political attitudes. Contrasts the current climate of disengagement with the original civic mission of American colleges and universities, and suggests how universities can reclaim and strengthen their place in the nation's political and civic life"--Provided by publisher
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Introduction -- Higher education and the "culture wars" -- Emergence of the U.S. research university -- Transformations of academic culture after World War II -- Political attitudes of American professors: results of a 2007 national survey -- The politics of politics in the classroom -- Conservative activism in higher education: the Pennsylvania hearings on academic freedom -- Much ado about little: student perspectives on classroom bias -- Do universities discriminate in hiring? -- Conclusions
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-268) and index
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English
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ISBN 9780815780281
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Smith, Bruce L.R Closed minds? Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press, ©2008
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Englisch
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