02074cam a2200409 i 4500 22013604 BJBSDDR 20240508160625.0 ta 210428s2021 mdu b 001 0 eng 2021017904 9781421442693 (hardcover) 1421442698 (hardcover) DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc LA 227.4 D186w 2021 378.73 Daniels, Ronald J. (Ronald Joel), 1959- 35405 What universities owe democracy / Ronald J. Daniels ; with Grant Shreve and Phillip Spector. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021. x, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- American dreams : access, mobility, fairness -- Free minds : educating democratic citizens -- Hard facts : knowledge creation and checking power -- Purposeful pluralism : dialogue across difference on campus -- Conclusion. "This book identifies four distinct functions of American higher education that colleges and universities have acquired over the past two hundred years and that are integral to liberal democracy: social mobility, citizenship education, the discovery and communication of knowledge, and the cultivation of a pluralistic society. Each chapter takes up one of these functions to analyze and assess"-- Provided by publisher. Educación y democracia 1067 Educación superior Fines y objetivos Estados Unidos 2415 Shreve, Grant, 1984- 35409 Spector, Phillip 35771 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK dpf 121083 121083 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-04-22 0 LA 227.4 D186w 2021 00000177434 2024-04-22 00:00:00 1 2024-04-22 BK