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Order of Learning - Essays on the Contemporary University (Paperback)
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Order of Learning - Essays on the Contemporary University (Paperback)
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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 of higher learning in social questions, have
damaged higher education by deflecting it from its commitment to
teaching, learning, and research. Shils believes that the modern
university must be steadfast in its commitment to the pursuit of
truth, the education of students, and the provision of research.
Universities should not be all things to all people. On one hand,
the academic community must understand the essential mission of the
university and resist distractions. On the other, government must
provide the necessary support to higher education, even when the
immediate "pay-off" is not self-evident. This book provides a
refreshing new perspective precisely by taking a traditional stance
on the role of higher education in modern society. It includes
carefully researched and elegantly written essays on many of the
central issues facing education today. This work will be of great
interest to educators and students alike, as well as those
interested in the future of higher education in the United States.
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