Higher Education for Democracy - The Role of the University in Civil Society

Uses a cross-national comparison of Los Angeles, New Delhi, and Hong Kong to develop strategies universities should employ to strengthen democracy and resist fascism.

About the author

William G. Tierney is University Professor Emeritus and Founding Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California. His many books include Get Real: 49 Challenges Confronting Higher Education; Relational Sociology and Research on Schools, Colleges, and Universities (coedited with Suneal Kolluri); and The Problem of College Readiness (coedited with Julia C. Duncheon), all published by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: William G Tierney, William G. Tierney, Tierney William G.
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781438484501
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-8450-1
• No. of pages: 310
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, EDUCATION / Comparative, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher