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Covers such topics as the purposes of liberal education, core curriculums, graduate students, academic life, tenure, being a college/university dean, university gorvernance.
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Universités, Universität, Administration, Universities and colleges, Protected DAISY, In libraryPlaces
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The University: An Owner's Manual
May 1991, W. W. Norton & Company
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0393307832 9780393307832
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University: An Owner's Manual
1990, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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0393248593 9780393248593
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Preface : The concept
A letter of introduction
Two thirds of the best
A Dean's day
The university college : Selectivity and admission
Making choices
The purposes of liberal education
One version of Core
Graduate students : Welcome to the ancient and universal company of scholars
Academic life : some virtues, some vices
Tenure : The meaning of tenure
Tenure : A model case
Burnout, envy, and other forms of pain
The university as marketplace
Deaning
University governance : Seven principles to ensure reliable performance
Postscript : Omissions and conclusions.
Edition Notes
"Published simultaneously in Canada by Penguin Books Canada Ltd."--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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