| Description |
1 online resource (98 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
New directions for higher education, 0271-0560 ; number 167 |
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The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series |
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New directions for higher education ; no. 167.
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Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
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| Contents |
Campus activism in the 21st century: a historical framing / Christopher J. Broadhurst -- The role of graduate student unions in the higher education landscape / Heidi Whitford -- Collective action on campus toward student development and democratic engagement / Adrianna Kezar, Dan Maxey -- Campus-based organizing: tactical repertoires of contemporary student movements / Cassie L. Barnhardt -- Performances of student activism: sound, silence, gender, and dis/ability / Penny A. Pasque, Juanita Gamez Vargas -- Development through dissent: campus activism as civic learning / J. Patrick Biddix -- Understanding and improving campus climates for activists / Georgianna L. Martin |
| Summary |
Take an in-depth look at campus activism in the 21st century with this issue of New Directions for Higher Education. Campuses have always experienced an ebb and flow of activism, and the recent displays of student activism on American campuses show that protesters remain a vibrant subculture in American higher education. From rising tuition costs to the need to improve and welcome diversity, activists signal a continued restlessness among the nation's collegiate youth over various issues, expressing their views with a vigor comparable to most periods in American history |
| Notes |
"Fall 2014." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Student movements -- United States.
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Student protesters -- United States
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College students -- Political activity -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Radicalism.
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College students -- Political activity
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Student movements
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Student protesters
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Broadhurst, Christopher J., editor.
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Martin, Georgianna L., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781118966983 |
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1118966988 |
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