Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The meaning of a liberal education The meaning of a liberal education Everett Dean Martin Table of Contents OL1123439W
Rethinking undergraduate business education Rethinking undergraduate business education Anne Colby "This book is from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's three-year effort developed in response to concerns about the failures of business education to prepare undergraduates for… OL15920732W
Arms and the university Arms and the university Donald Alexander Downs "Alienation between the U.S. military and society has grown in recent decades. Such alienation is unhealthy, as it threatens both sufficient civilian control of the military and the long-standing ide… OL16134578W
The great tradition of Christian thinking The great tradition of Christian thinking David S. Dockery A college education becomes truly meaningful when faith affects what happens in the classroom every day. Toward that end, David Dockery and Timothy George have written this compelling case for the ro… OL16299149W
Cross-curricular teaching and learning in the secondary school--- humanities Cross-curricular teaching and learning in the secondary school--- humanities Richard Harris "What is the role of the humanities in the modern school? Should geography, history, RE and Citizenship teachers remain faithful to long-standing subject cultures and pedagogies? Or is there another … OL16461552W
Humanist educational treatises Humanist educational treatises Craig Kallendorf,Craig W. Kallendorf,Battista Guarino,Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini,Pier Paolo Vergerio,Leonardo Bruni "The cycle of disciplines now known as the humanities emerged in their modern form during the Italian Renaissance as the result of an educational movement begun by humanist teachers, writers, and sch… OL18521321W
Parallels and Responses to Curricular Innovation Parallels and Responses to Curricular Innovation Brad Petitfils 142 pages ; 24 cm OL21276013W
This is water This is water David Foster Wallace Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in T… OL2943591W
Literary culture in a world transformed Literary culture in a world transformed William R. Paulson "Literary studies are in danger of being left behind in the twenty-first century. Print culture risks becoming a thing of the past in the multimedia age; meanwhile, human life and society are undergo… OL4110407W
A great idea at the time A great idea at the time Alex Beam Explores the Great Books mania, in an entertaining and strangely poignant portrait of American popular culture on the threshold of the television age. OL4459925W
The twilight of American culture The twilight of American culture Morris Berman A prophetic examination of Western decline, The Twilight of American Culture provides one of the most caustic and surprising portraits of American society to date. Whether examining the corruption at… OL4648600W
Liberal education Liberal education Mark Van Doren A plea for education based on the humanities and for long range educational planning. OL5260491W
Education for the individual Education for the individual T. Robert Bassett "The outcomes of education cannot be predetermined holds for their nefarious as well as for their benficient employments--for the individual as well as society. Certain immediate results are attainab… OL6666534W
Film and the liberal arts Film and the liberal arts Ross, T. J. Film plays a dominant role in our culture. The intensive discussions aroused in recent years by outstanding films, ranging from Breathless to Bonnie and Clyde, from La Dolce Vita to 2001, from A Hard… OL6824280W
Education and democracy Education and democracy Adam R. Nelson "This is the definitive biography of Alexander Meiklejohn, one of the most important and controversial educators and civil libertarians of the twentieth century. A charismatic teacher and philosopher… OL9190143W