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Thomas C Pocklington - No Place to Learn: Why Universities Aren´t Working - 9780774808781 - V9780774808781
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No Place to Learn: Why Universities Aren´t Working

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Description for No Place to Learn: Why Universities Aren´t Working Hardback. Arguing that too much emphasis is placed on specialized research and too little on teaching, this book contends that students seeking higher education in Canada are being short-changed. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 454.

The Red Cross is studied and criticized. The Royal Family is studied and criticized. Churches and hospitals are studied and criticized. Canadian universities are seldom studied and criticized and are worse off for this neglect. This book seeks to repair this damage by casting a critical eye on how Canadian universities work – or fail to work.

Arguing that too much emphasis is placed on specialized research and too little on teaching, No Place to Learn contends that students seeking higher education in Canada are being short-changed. In clear, non-technical language, the book explains the priorities of Canadian universities and outlines ... Read more

Current students, prospective students, and their parents will not want to miss this book, while professors and administrators would be wise to take note of it.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774808781
SKU
V9780774808781
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Thomas C Pocklington
Tom Pocklington and Allan Tupper are both Professors in the Department of Political Science, University of Alberta.

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