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Contrary to popular belief, the problem with U.S. higher education is not too much politics but too little. Far from being bastions of liberal bias, American universities have largely withdrawn from the world of politics. So conclude Bruce L. R. Smith, Jeremy Mayer, and Lee Fritschler in this illuminating book. "Closed Minds?" draws on data from interviews, focus groups, and a new national survey by the authors, as well as their decades of experience in higher education to paint the most comprehensive picture to date of campus political attitudes. It finds that while liberals outnumber conservatives within faculty ranks, even most conservatives believe that ideology has little impact on hiring and promotion. Today's students are somewhat more conservative than their professors, but few complain of political bias in the classroom.Similarly, a Pennsylvania legislative inquiry, which the authors explore as a case study of conservative activism in higher education, found that political bias was 'rare' in the state's public colleges and universities. Yet this ideological peace on campus has been purchased at a high price. American universities are rarely hospitable to lively discussions of issues of public importance. They largely shun serious political debate, all but ignore what used to be called civics, and take little interest in educating students to be effective citizens. Smith, Mayer, and Fritschler contrast the current climate of disengagement with the original civic mission of American colleges and universities. In concluding, they suggest how universities can reclaim and strengthen their place in the nation's political and civic life.

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• Celý názov: Closed Minds?
• Podnázov: Politics and Ideology in American Universities
• Autor: Bruce L.R. Smith, Jeremy D. Mayer, A.Lee Fritschler
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Väzba: Pevná
• Počet strán: 280
• EAN: 9780815780281
• ISBN: 0815780281
• ID: 04728322
• Nakladateľ: Brookings Institution
• Hmotnosť: 512 g
• Rozmery: 235 × 162 × 25 mm
• Dátum vydania: 11. August 2008

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