$6.99
Details
The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Reaction in the American University
Author: Louis Menand
Narrator: Michael Prichard
Unabridged: 4 hr 3 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Published: 02/01/2010
Genre: Education
Synopsis
Has American higher education become a dinosaur? Why do professors all tend to think alike? What makes it so hard for colleges to decide which subjects should be required? Why do teachers and scholars find it so difficult to transcend the limits of their disciplines? Why, in short, are problems that should be easy for universities to solve so intractable? The answer, Louis Menand argues, is that the institutional structure and the educational philosophy of higher education have remained the same for one hundred years, while faculties and student bodies have radically changed and technology has drastically transformed the way people produce and disseminate knowledge. Sparking a long-overdue debate about the future of American education, The Marketplace of Ideas examines what professors and students—and all the rest of us—might be better off without while assessing what is worth saving in our traditional university institutions."[Menand] has the rare ability to tackle complex subjects and make them comprehensible and readable." ---Philadelphia Inquirer
by Richard Avant
B???ming a milli?n?ir? i? l?rg?l? a matter ?f mental ?ttitud?. If ??u are d?t?rmin?d t? b???m? one, ??u will. In th? f?ll?wing ?x?m?l??, I prepare ??u for this tr?n?f?rm?ti?n by ??ntr??ting th? ?ttitud?? ?f "millionaires" with "?v?r?g? people."Thi? ...
Published: 11/17/2019
by Richard Avant
DISCOVER POWERFUL TECHNIQUES YOU CAN USE TO MANIPULATE, PERSUADE AND INFLUENCE ANYONEDo you believe people's brainwashing occurs only in films? Do you believe using the subconscious mind is something that only crazy people would attempt to do?The re...
Published: 11/17/2019
by Mya Pierce
Discover How to Become a Naughty Dirty Talker!Are you a well-behaved person who never says a nasty word? Do you love and respect your partner? Do you often say sweet romantic things during sex... but wish you could talk about your darker desires wit...
Published: 05/08/2020
by Michaela Morrison
Do you feel part of the joys and sorrows of the people around you?Do you get upset without understanding why?Are you easily moved by people's suffering?Have you ever heard about healing empathy?Empathics are people who have a gift for an intuitive u...
Published: 09/30/2020
by Josh Eyler
Imagine if you could learn anything. How would your life change if you could learn more quickly and retain knowledge more easily? Recent advances in cognitive science offer fascinating ways to increase your learning at any age. This infor...
Published: 12/17/2018
by John Taylor Gatto
Thirty years in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine.With over 100,000 copies in print since its original...
Published: 02/14/2012
by Barry Schwartz
How can you make smart decisions? Does more choice make you happier? What steps can you take to curtail stress when selecting from a sea of options?Barry Schwartz gives you practical and science-based answers to these questions in Brilliant: The New...
Published: 01/02/2018
by Andrew Manson
Would you like to be able to master the body language to look more attractive and date the women you have always dreamed of? Do you want to know all the secrets of women’s mind? Then keep listening, as this audio book is for you!A beautiful wo...
Published: 07/16/2020
by Michaela Morrison
Are you a sufferer of anxiety, anger, or panic attacks? Do these impact and affect your life in a negative way?Do you want to be free of them and life a happier life? Then, read on...Living with any mental problem is a challenge, and if you suffer f...
Published: 09/27/2020