Closed minds? [electronic resource] : politics and ideology in American universities / Bruce L.R. Smith, Jeremy D. Mayer, A. Lee Fritschler.
Smith, Bruce L. R.; Mayer, Jeremy D.; Fritschler, A. Lee, 1937-
2008
LC173 .S59 2008eb
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Title
Closed minds? [electronic resource] : politics and ideology in American universities / Bruce L.R. Smith, Jeremy D. Mayer, A. Lee Fritschler.
Author
Smith, Bruce L. R.
ISBN
9780815780281 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815780281 (cloth : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
Language
English
Description
x, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
LC173 .S59 2008eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
378.73
Summary
"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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-268) and index.
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Mayer, Jeremy D.
Fritschler, A. Lee, 1937-
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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.

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