The Battleground of the Curriculum by W B Carnochan
This book examines the current debates about the curriculum in historical context and offers considerations for the future.
"An excellent contribution to the debates on the university dominating American education todayThe author provides an incisive, objective analysis of the conflict over liberal education's place and function in the university curriculum. A chronological approach is used to examine the continuous crises and curricular wars over liberal education's role." -- Choice
"Required reading for any citizen seriously concerned about the role of higher education in a democratic society." * Stanley N. Katz *
"Required reading for any citizen seriously concerned about the role of higher education in a democratic society." * Stanley N. Katz *
W. B. Carnochan is the Richard W. Lyman Professor of the Humanities Emeritus at Stanford University and former Director of the Stanford Humanities Center. His works include Gibbon's Solitude: The Inward World of the Historian (1987), The Battleground of the Curriculum: Liberal Education and American Experience (1993), and Momentary Bliss: An American Memoir (1999).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780804723640 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804723648 |
| Title | The Battleground of the Curriculum |
| Author | W B Carnochan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Year published | 1994-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 190 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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