Democracy and Higher Education by Scott J. Peters, Theodore R... - 9780870139765

Democracy and Higher EducationTraditions and Stories of Civic Engagement\nAuthor(s): Scott J. Peters, Theodore R. Alter, Neil Schwartzbach\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Michigan State University Press, United States\nImprint: Michigan State University Press\nISBN-13: 9780870139765, 978-0870139765\nSynopsis\nHow are we to understand the nature and value of higher education's public purposes, mission, and work in a democratic society? How do-and how should-academic professionals contribute to and participate in civic life in their practices as scholars, scientists, and educators?\nDemocracy and Higher Education addresses these questions by combining an examination of several normative traditions of civic engagement in American higher education with the presentation and interpretation of a dozen oral history profiles of contemporary practitioners. In his analysis of these profiles, Scott Peters reveals and interprets a democratic-minded civic professionalism that includes and interweav.