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What universities can be : a new model for preparing students for active concerned citizenship and ethical leadership / Robert J. Sternberg

By: Language: eng Publication details: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2016Description: xiii, 287 páginas ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780801453786 (hbk)
  • 080145378X (hbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378/.01
LOC classification:
  • LB 2322.2 S839w 2016
Contents:
Three traditions of higher education in relation to democracy -- Mission of the ACCEL university -- The skills ACCEL universities should develop -- Diversity in the ACCEL institution -- Admissions in ACCEL universities -- Financial aid and college costs -- Teaching and learning in ACCEL universities -- Assessing student learning -- Retention and graduation -- The role of athletics in the ACCEL university -- Assessing faculty in the ACCEL university -- Governance in ACCEL universities -- Marketing higher education in ACCEL universities -- It's not only students that need to learn : a model of institutional change for assessing universities as learning organizations -- Transforming a university into an ACCEL university : what one can do right now.
Summary: In What Universities Can Be, the high-profile educator Robert J. Sternberg writes thoughtfully about the direction of higher education in this country and its potential to achieve future excellence.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LB 2322.2 S839w 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000132642

Three traditions of higher education in relation to democracy --
Mission of the ACCEL university --
The skills ACCEL universities should develop --
Diversity in the ACCEL institution --
Admissions in ACCEL universities --
Financial aid and college costs --
Teaching and learning in ACCEL universities --
Assessing student learning --
Retention and graduation --
The role of athletics in the ACCEL university --
Assessing faculty in the ACCEL university --
Governance in ACCEL universities --
Marketing higher education in ACCEL universities --
It's not only students that need to learn : a model of institutional change for assessing universities as learning organizations --
Transforming a university into an ACCEL university : what one can do right now.

In What Universities Can Be, the high-profile educator Robert J. Sternberg writes thoughtfully about the direction of higher education in this country and its potential to achieve future excellence.

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