The Electric Edge of Academe - The Saga of Lucien L. Nunn and Deep Springs College

Informationen zum Autor L. Jackson Newell is Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership at the University of Utah, where he was also dean of liberal education for sixteen years. He served as president of Deep Springs College from 1995 to 2004. His previous books include Maverick Colleges, Creating Distinctiveness: Lessons from Uncommon Colleges (with Barbara Townsend), and Matters of Conscience , a biography of Sterling M. McMurrin. Klappentext A look at the life and legacy of an irrepressible innovator. Pushing against both social convention and technological boundaries! L.L. Nunn left enduring marks on economic and social history! labor development! and! educational reform. The Electric Edge of Academe is a bold portrayal of this progressive-era hydroelectric power magnate who became a force for social change and educational experimentation. Zusammenfassung The life story of a daring innovator, entrepreneur, and educational reformer

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• Authors: L Jackson Newell, L. Jackson Newell, L. Jackson/ Vollmann Newell
• Publisher: The University of Utah Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2015
• EAN: 9781607814061
• ISBN: 978-1-60781-406-1
• No. of pages: 460
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering