The marketplace of ideas / Louis Menand.

Author/creator Menand, Louis
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton, ©2010.
Description174 pages ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Education, Higher--Philosophy.
Interdisciplinary approach in education.
Education, Humanistic--Philosophy.
College teachers--Training of.
College teachers--Attitudes.

SeriesIssues of our time
Issues of our time (W.W. Norton & Company) ^A703942
Contents The problem of general education -- The humanities revolution -- Interdisciplinarity and anxiety -- Why do professors all think alike?
Abstract Argues that outdated institutional structures and higher educational philosophies are negatively contrasting with significant changes in today's faculties and student bodies with a result that higher education is more competitive and less applicable.
Local noteLittle-305131060412Q
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formPrint version: Menand, Louis. Marketplace of ideas. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton, 2010 9780393062755
LCCN 2009030027
ISBN9780393062755
ISBN0393062759
ISBN0393339165
ISBN9780393339161