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Broad and Narrow Interpretations of Philosophy of Technology
P.T. . Ed(S): Durbin
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Paperback. Editor(s): Durbin, P.T. Series: Philosophy and Technology. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HPQ; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 328.
BACKGROUND: DEPARTMENTS, SPECIALIZATION, AND PROFESSIONALIZATION IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION For over half of its history, U.S. higher education turned out mostly cler gymen and lawyers. Looking back on that period, we might be tempted to think that this meant specialized training for the ministry or the practice of law. That, however, was not the case. What a college education in the U.S. prepared young men (almost exclusively) for, from the founding of Harvard College in 1636 through the founding of hundreds of denominational colleges in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century, was leadership in the community. Professionalization and specialization ... Read more
BACKGROUND: DEPARTMENTS, SPECIALIZATION, AND PROFESSIONALIZATION IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION For over half of its history, U.S. higher education turned out mostly cler gymen and lawyers. Looking back on that period, we might be tempted to think that this meant specialized training for the ministry or the practice of law. That, however, was not the case. What a college education in the U.S. prepared young men (almost exclusively) for, from the founding of Harvard College in 1636 through the founding of hundreds of denominational colleges in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century, was leadership in the community. Professionalization and specialization ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Technology
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401067386
SKU
V9789401067386
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