Our underachieving colleges : a candid look at how much students learn and why they should be learning more / Derek Bok.

By:

Bok, Derek Curtis

Publication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2006.Description: 413 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780691125961 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0691125961 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

378.73 22

LOC classification:

LB2322.2 .B65 2006

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Table of contents

Contents:

The evolution of American colleges -- Problems in approaching undergraduate education -- Purposes -- Learning to communicate -- Learning to think -- Building character -- Preparation for citizenship -- Living with diversity -- Preparing for a global society -- Acquiring broader interests -- Preparing for a career -- Improving the quality of undergraduate education.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-394) and index.