What universities can be a new model for preparing students for active concerned citizenship and ethical leadership / Robert J. Sternberg.

Author/creator Sternberg, Robert J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, [2016]
Descriptionxiii, 287 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives. --United States.
Education, Higher--Social aspects. --United States.
Education, Higher--Moral and ethical aspects. --United States.
Universities and colleges--United States.

Contents Three traditions of higher education in relation to democracy -- Mission of the ACCEL university -- The skills ACCEL universities should develop -- Diversity in the ACCEL institution -- Admissions in ACCEL universities -- Financial aid and college costs -- Teaching and learning in ACCEL universities -- Assessing student learning -- Retention and graduation -- The role of athletics in the ACCEL university -- Assessing faculty in the ACCEL university -- Governance in ACCEL universities -- Marketing higher education in ACCEL universities -- It's not only students that need to learn : a model of institutional change for assessing universities as learning organizations -- Transforming a university into an ACCEL university : what one can do right now.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016003659
ISBN9780801453786 (cloth : alk. paper)

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