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- The Academic Community: A Manual For Change
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: The Ohio State University Press
summary
In The Academic Community: A Manual for Change, Donald E. Hall builds on his earlier The Academic Self: An Owner’s Manual (2002) and confronts the most pressing issues in higher education today: the coherence of undergraduate instruction, priorities in graduate training, public perceptions of colleges and universities, and collegiality and cohesion within departments and institutions. Drawing on the dialogue-based theories of the German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer, Hall urges a reinvestment in community-building by academics, with chapters examining the process of community creation and enhancement in the classroom, the department and college, and the broader regions which surround university campuses. In offering concrete strategies for revitalizing college and university classes and campuses, Hall urges readers to become agents of change within their institutions and the larger political arena. Among the topics he addresses are undergraduate training in public intellectualism, graduate training in institutional service and collegiality, and institutional commitments to public outreach and community service. The book offers real-life examples and practical tips in its far-ranging discussion of the state of higher education in the United States today. The Academic Community: A Manual for Change is a clarion call for a renewed optimism, energy, and focus in tackling the complex problems facing the academy in the twenty-first century.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. v-vi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- 1. Starting with the Self
- pp. 17-39
- 2. Empowering Student Intellectuals
- pp. 40-61
- 3. Changing Graduate Education
- pp. 62-83
- Works Cited
- pp. 145-149
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814272077
Related ISBN(s)
9780814251614
MARC Record
OCLC
1228476378
Pages
144
Launched on MUSE
2021-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
Yes