Student Activism in the Academy

Student Activism in the Academy
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Publisher : Myers Education Press
Total Pages : 357
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ISBN-10 : 9781975500382
ISBN-13 : 1975500385
Rating : 4/5 (385 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Student Activism in the Academy by : Pietro A. Sasso

Download or read book Student Activism in the Academy written by Pietro A. Sasso and published by Myers Education Press. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student Activism in the Academy: Its Struggles and Promise is a wide-ranging, provocative survey of student activism in America’s colleges and universities that critically analyzes the contentious problems and progress of a movement that has stirred public reaction in and out of academe. Its fundamental purpose is to engage diverse publics in both reasoned and passionate reflection and soul searching on vital issues that surround campus protest, including: strategies for student activism the role of social media and technology legal questions on campus speech the dilemmas of political correctness generational differences among student activists and various forms of student protest related to race, class, gender, and disabilities. Administrators, faculty, students, and student life personnel in higher education—indeed, all those interested in today’s colleges and universities--will want to participate in the timely and productive dialogue within these pages.


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