Why Higher Education Should Have a Leftist Bias

Why Higher Education Should Have a Leftist Bias
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 277
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ISBN-10 : 9781137344908
ISBN-13 : 1137344903
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Book Synopsis Why Higher Education Should Have a Leftist Bias by : D. Lazere

Download or read book Why Higher Education Should Have a Leftist Bias written by D. Lazere and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a thoughtful justification for the left in American education, Donald Lazere argues that to teach students rhetoric and critical thinking, key components of a humanist education, educators must discuss and teach students to grapple with the conservative bias in academia, the media, and politics that is considered to be the status quo.


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