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Beyond the Ivory Tower: Social Responsibilities

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Derek C. Bok is President Emeritus and Three Hundredth Anniversary University Professor, Harvard University.
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Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Basic Academic Values

1. Academic Freedom

2. Institutional Autonomy and the Demands of the State

3. The Purposes of the University and Its Responsibilities to Society

Part II: Academic Responses to Social Problems

4. Access to the University and the Problem of Racial Inequality

5. The Moral Development of Students

6. Academic Science and the Quest for Technological Innovation

7. The Social Responsibilities of Research

8. Technical Assistance Abroad

Part III: Addressing Social Problems By Nonacademic Means

9. The University and the Local Community

10. Taking Political Positions

11. Accepting Gifts

12. Boycotts and Other Efforts to Avoid Outside Relationships

Conclusion

Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780674068988
Author:
Bok, Derek
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Author:
BOK, Derek
Subject:
Higher
Subject:
Education, higher
Subject:
Teaching, freedom of
Subject:
General education.
Subject:
Education-Higher Education
Copyright:
1982
Publication Date:
March 1984
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
none
Pages:
328
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in 1 lb
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