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Controversies on Campus - Debating the Issues Confronting American Universities in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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Controversies on Campus - Debating the Issues Confronting American Universities in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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Providing a comprehensive review of pressing issues roiling
American college campuses today, this book is a valuable resource
for students and scholars alike. People often refer to America's
colleges and universities as "Ivory Towers," a term that implies
that campuses are innocent places of study largely insulated from
wider societal concerns. In actuality, our nation's universities
are hotbeds of controversy. Some of these sources of heated debate
relate directly to access to the college experience, such as the
rising cost of tuition and admission policies related to student
diversity. Others reflect wider societal schisms, such as divisions
over sexual assault (both causes and responses) and "political
correctness." Controversies on Campus: Debating the Issues
Confronting American Universities in the 21st Century examines the
myriad controversies regarding today's college campuses and student
bodies, such as tuition costs, campus rape, academic freedom/free
speech, gun policies, binge drinking, "hook-up" culture,
corporatization of academic research, poverty-level wages of
adjunct faculty, and student-athletes in the era of big-money
amateur sports. The book objectively examines these issues and
others, taking care to not only present up-to-date quantifiable
data to help readers understand the controversy but also to provide
a fair and impartial summary of perspectives on the issue in
question. It is a one-stop resource for learning about a wide range
of issues and controversies confronting American colleges and
universities and the people—students, professors, and
administrators—who comprise those communities.
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Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2018 |
Editors: |
Joy Blanchard
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Foreword by: |
Scott L. Thomas
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
400 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4408-5219-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
1-4408-5219-7 |
Barcode: |
9781440852190 |
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