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Category : Sacred books
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Sacred Writings...
Author: Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect
Author: Charles William EliotPublisher:
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Category : Landscape architects
Languages : en
Pages : 952
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John Gilley, Maine Farmer and Fisherman
Author: Charles William EliotPublisher:
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Category : Farmers
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Educational Reform: Essays and Addresses
Author: Charles William EliotPublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University, 1869-1909
Author: Henry JamesPublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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A Turning Point in Higher Education
Author: Charles William EliotPublisher:
ISBN: 9780674330962
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Languages : en
Pages : 52
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The Harvard Classics
Author: Charles William EliotPublisher:
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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American Contributions to Civilization
Author: Charles William EliotPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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The Harvard Classics; 20
Author: Charles William 1834-1926 EliotPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781014063373
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Languages : en
Pages : 442
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Beyond the University
Author: Michael S. RothPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300206550
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
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.