02074nam a2200289 a 4500 vtls000039498 KUKTEM 20251117145438.0 090706t2008 waua f b 001 0 eng d 9780815780281 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815780281 (cloth : alk. paper) 201107132147 VLOAD 201006301059 fauzi 200908141643 VLOAD 200908141619 VLOAD 200907061211 shah UMP LC173 .S59 2008 Smith, Bruce L. R. Closed minds? : politics and ideology in American universities / Bruce L.R. Smith, Jeremy D. Mayer, A. Lee Fritschler Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008 x, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-268) and index Introduction -- Higher education and the "culture wars" -- Emergence of the U.S. research university -- Transformations of academic culture after World War II -- Political attitudes of American professors: results of a 2007 national survey -- The politics of politics in the classroom -- Conservative activism in higher education: the Pennsylvania hearings on academic freedom -- Much ado about little: student perspectives on classroom bias -- Do universities discriminate in hiring? -- Conclusions "From interviews, focus groups, and a national survey, paints a comprehensive picture of today's campus political attitudes. Contrasts the current climate of disengagement with the original civic mission of American colleges and universities, and suggests how universities can reclaim and strengthen their place in the nation's political and civic life"--Provided by publisher Education, Higher Political aspects United States. Mayer, Jeremy D. Fritschler, A. Lee Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0818/2008020085.html 0 0 0 0 10000 10000 2019-09-04 113.68 0 LC173 .S59 2008 0000047984 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 113.68 2019-09-04 OPEN VIRTUA40 46397 46403 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0201*0400*0900*1000*2450*2600*3000*5040*5050*5200*6500*7000*7001*8560*9991