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Liberal Education for a Land of Colleges
D. Potts
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Description for Liberal Education for a Land of Colleges
Hardback. Series: Higher Education and Society. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNB; JNM; RBGD; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Yale's Reports, published in 1828, is a seminalpublication for understanding the development of American higher education. Giving highest priority to critical thinking skills, this fifty-six-page pamphlet played a central role in clearly delineating teaching objectives, modes of learning, and range of curriculum for the nation s colleges. In a deeply researched and well-crafted analytical narrative, David B. Potts introduces Yale s document, probes its origins and message, surveys its national reception, and assesses its import for liberal education, both then and now. His broadly contextual approach helps readers understand why the young republic, informed and encouraged by Yale s rationale, ... Read more
Yale's Reports, published in 1828, is a seminalpublication for understanding the development of American higher education. Giving highest priority to critical thinking skills, this fifty-six-page pamphlet played a central role in clearly delineating teaching objectives, modes of learning, and range of curriculum for the nation s colleges. In a deeply researched and well-crafted analytical narrative, David B. Potts introduces Yale s document, probes its origins and message, surveys its national reception, and assesses its import for liberal education, both then and now. His broadly contextual approach helps readers understand why the young republic, informed and encouraged by Yale s rationale, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Series
Higher Education and Society
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230622036
SKU
V9780230622036
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About D. Potts
David B. Potts is a historian of American colleges and universities and has served liberal arts education in a variety of roles: professor of American history, scholar-in-residence, academic dean, alumnus, and trustee.
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