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1 online resource (vii, 152 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : academic communities from the inside out -- Starting with the self -- Empowering student intellectuals -- Changing graduate education -- Building a vibrant department and university community -- Reclaiming the university as a "public good" -- Conclusion : some reflections on "balance" in academic life |
| Summary |
In The Academic Community: A Manual for Change, Donald E. Hall builds on his earlier The Academic Self: An Owner's Manual (2002) and confronts the most pressing issues in higher education today: the coherence of undergraduate instruction, priorities in graduate training, public perceptions of colleges and universities, and collegiality and cohesion within departments and institutions. Drawing on the dialogue-based theories of the German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer, Hall urges a reinvestment in community-building by academics, with chapters examining the process of community creation and enhancement in the classroom, the department and college, and the broader regions which surround university campuses. In offering concrete strategies for revitalizing college and university classes and campuses, Hall urges readers to become agents of change within their institutions and the larger political arena. Among the topics he addresses are undergraduate training in public intellectualism, graduate training in institutional service and collegiality, and institutional commitments to public outreach and community service |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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College teachers -- Job satisfaction.
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College teachers -- Intellectual life
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College teaching -- Vocational guidance
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Learning and scholarship.
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College teachers -- Intellectual life
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College teachers -- Job satisfaction
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College teaching -- Vocational guidance
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Learning and scholarship
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780814272077 |
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081427207X |
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