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003 OCoLC;

005 20141212124838.0;

008 970415s1998 ilu b 001 0 eng ;

010 a| 97014479;

020 a| 0226616541 (alk. paper);

035 a| (Sirsi) o36776433;

035 a| (OCoLC)36776433;

043 a| n-us---;

049 a| EREE;

050 00 a| LA228b| .O37 1998;

082 00 a| 378.732| 21;

100 1 a| O'Brien, Dennis,d| 1931-=| ^A395529;

245 10 a| All the essential half-truths about higher education /c| George Dennis O'Brien.;

300 a| xxi, 243 pages ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-247) and index.;

505 0 a| Anyone for higher education? -- The faculty is the university -- Tenure is a necessary condition of academic freedom -- Universities are neutral on moral value/universities teach moral value -- The liberal arts curriculum aims at distribution/diversity -- Teaching is the primary task of higher education -- The problem with higher education is the administration -- Low-cost public education benefits the least advantaged -- The university is the axial institution of modern society -- Synthetic morality -- Ultimate synthesis: money, mission, and management.;

650 0 a| Education, Higherz| United States.=| ^A10689;

650 0 a| Universities and collegesz| United States.=| ^A19676;

596 a| 1;

998 a| 624777;

999 a| LA228 .O37 1998w| LCc| 1i| 30372009752509d| 12/18/2012e| 4/22/2012f| 6/27/2025g| 3l| JGESm| JOYNERn| 4r| Ys| Yt| JGESBKu| 5/15/1998x| BOOKz| JSTACKSo| .STAFF. 0;

All the essential half-truths about higher education / George Dennis O'Brien.

Author/creator	O'Brien, Dennis, 1931-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1998.
Description	xxi, 243 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	Education, Higher--United States. Universities and colleges--United States.

Contents	Anyone for higher education? -- The faculty is the university -- Tenure is a necessary condition of academic freedom -- Universities are neutral on moral value/universities teach moral value -- The liberal arts curriculum aims at distribution/diversity -- Teaching is the primary task of higher education -- The problem with higher education is the administration -- Low-cost public education benefits the least advantaged -- The university is the axial institution of modern society -- Synthetic morality -- Ultimate synthesis: money, mission, and management.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-247) and index.
LCCN	97014479
ISBN	0226616541 (alk. paper)

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