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100 1 $aAxtell, James.
245 14 $aThe pleasures of academe :$ba celebration & defense of higher education /$cJames Axtell.
260 $aLincoln :$bUniversity of Nebraska Press,$c℗♭1998.
300 $axix, 292 pages ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 251-283) and index.
505 0 $a(Mis)Understanding academic work -- Scholarship reconsidered -- twenty-five reasons to publish -- Encountering the other -- What makes a university great? -- Confessions of a bibliolater -- The making of a scholar-athlete -- Between disciplines -- Extracurriculum -- College towns -- Academic vacations.
520 $aIn this book, the distinguished historian James Axtell offers a compelling defense of higher education.
520 8 $aDrawing on national statistics, broad-ranging scholarship, and delightful anecdotes, Axtell reminds us of the dedication of professors and the increasing demands placed on them. He describes the professional work cycle, the evolution of scholarship in the past three decades, the importance of "habitual scholarship," and the best ways to judge a university. He discusses, with imagination and wit, the many pleasures of academic life, including intercollegiate sports, the "benign pathology" of loving and collecting books, teaching and service outside the classroom, life in college towns, and working vacations.
520 8 $aAxtell persuasively confronts the major critics of higher education, arguing that they have perpetuated misunderstandings of tenure, research, teaching, curricular change, and professional politics.
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