Beyond the University is popular PDF and ePub book, written by Michael S. Roth in 2014-05-28, it is a fantastic choice for those who relish reading online the Education genre. Let's immerse ourselves in this engaging Education book by exploring the summary and details provided below. Remember, Beyond the University can be Read Online from any device for your convenience.
Beyond the University Book PDF Summary
Contentious debates over the benefits—or drawbacks—of a liberal education are as old as America itself. From Benjamin Franklin to the Internet pundits, critics of higher education have attacked its irrelevance and elitism—often calling for more vocational instruction. Thomas Jefferson, by contrast, believed that nurturing a student’s capacity for lifelong learning was useful for science and commerce while also being essential for democracy. In this provocative contribution to the disputes, university president Michael S. Roth focuses on important moments and seminal thinkers in America’s long-running argument over vocational vs. liberal education. Conflicting streams of thought flow through American intellectual history: W. E. B. DuBois’s humanistic principles of pedagogy for newly emancipated slaves developed in opposition to Booker T. Washington’s educational utilitarianism, for example. Jane Addams’s emphasis on the cultivation of empathy and John Dewey’s calls for education as civic engagement were rejected as impractical by those who aimed to train students for particular economic tasks. Roth explores these arguments (and more), considers the state of higher education today, and concludes with a stirring plea for the kind of education that has, since the founding of the nation, cultivated individual freedom, promulgated civic virtue, and instilled hope for the future.
Detail Book of Beyond the University PDF
- Author : Michael S. Roth
- Release : 28 May 2014
- Publisher : Yale University Press
- ISBN : 9780300206555
- Genre : Education
- Total Page : 241 pages
- Language : English
- PDF File Size : 8,5 Mb
If you're still pondering over how to secure a PDF or EPUB version of the book Beyond the University by Michael S. Roth, don't worry! All you have to do is click the 'Get Book' buttons below to kick off your Download or Read Online journey. Just a friendly reminder: we don't upload or host the files ourselves.