{"product_id":"a-new-agenda-for-higher-education-isbn-9780470257579","title":"A New Agenda for Higher Education","description":"In \u003ci\u003eA New Agenda for Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors endorse higher educationâ??s utility for enhancing the practical as well as intellectual dimensions of life by developing a third, different conception of educational purpose. Based on The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching seminar that brought together educators from six professional fields with faculty from the liberal arts and sciences, \u003ci\u003eA New Agenda for Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e proposes an educational aim of â??practical reason,â?? focusing on the interdependence of liberal education and professional training. \u003cp\u003eForeword vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee S. Shulman and Gary D. Fenstermacher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Partners in the Field: Part One 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElliot N. Dorff, Arthur S. Elstein, and Barbara S. Stengel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Partners in the Field: Part Two 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGary Lee Downey, Daisy Hurst Floyd, and William C. Spohn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. A Narrative of the Seminar 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Practical Reason as an Educational Agenda 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Taking Formative Action 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix One: Partner Syllabi 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHessel Bouma III, “Human Biology,” Calvin College\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElliot N. Dorff, “Issues in Jewish Ethics,” American Jewish University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGary Lee Downey and Juan Lucena, “Engineering Cultures,” Virginia Tech and Colorado School of Mines\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaisy Hurst Floyd, “Advanced Legal Ethics: Finding Joy and Satisfaction in Legal Life,” Mercer University School of Law\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllen S. Hammond IV, “Contracts,” Santa Clara University School of Law\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert McGinn, “Ethical Issues in Engineering,” Stanford University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimothy Murphy and Michele Oberman, Selected Cases from “Ethics and Law,” University of Illinois College of Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam C. Spohn, “Scripture and the Moral Life,” Santa Clara University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarbara S. Stengel, “Foundations of Modern Education,” Millersville University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Two: Seminar Assignments 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignment for Session One, September 2002\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignment for Session Two, January 2003\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyllabus Narrative Writing Assignment, Summer 2003\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssignment for Session Three, November 2003\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollow-Up Reflection Questions, January 2004\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 229\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eT\u003csmall\u003eHE\u003c\/small\u003e A\u003csmall\u003eUTHORS\u003c\/small\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eW\u003csmall\u003eILLIAM\u003c\/small\u003e M. S\u003csmall\u003eULLIVAN\u003c\/small\u003e is codirector of the Carnegie Foundation’s Preparation for the Professions Program. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWork and Integrity: The Crisis and Promise of Professionalism in America\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eEducating Lawyers: Preparation for the Profession of Law\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHabits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM\u003csmall\u003eATTHEW\u003c\/small\u003e S. R\u003csmall\u003eOSIN\u003c\/small\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eObsoleting Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and was formerly a research scholar at The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He is currently a senior research associate at EdSource, an independent and impartial educational policy research agency that clarifies K–12 policy issues in California.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA N\u003csmall\u003eEW\u003c\/small\u003e A\u003csmall\u003eGENDA FOR\u003c\/small\u003e H\u003csmall\u003eIGHER\u003c\/small\u003e E\u003csmall\u003eDUCATION\u003c\/small\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorically, higher education has aimed to enhance the possibilities of life for its students. The liberal arts and sciences have sought to do this through cultivating in students a “life of the mind”—the intellectual dimensions of students’ lives such as problem-solving capacities and critical thinking. On the other hand, the professional schools have focused on providing the means whereby students might “make something of themselves” by acquiring competence in specific skills valuable to others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA New Agenda for Higher Education,\u003c\/i\u003e the authors endorse higher education’s utility for enhancing the practical as well as intellectual dimensions of life by developing a third, different conception of educational purpose. Based on The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching seminar that brought together educators from six professional fields with faculty from the liberal arts and sciences, \u003ci\u003eA New Agenda for Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e proposes an educational aim of “practical reason,” focusing on the interdependence of liberal education and professional training. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes case studies of instructors from a wide array of disciplines including those who educate their students for practical responsibility. The authors document the process by which they learned to collaborate with one another across fields and, in the end, produced a new discourse of practical reason. The book also offers faculty, administrators, and those interested in the promise of higher education valuable suggestions on how to put these insights to work in their own academic contexts. It promises to stir and support the development of practical wisdom among students of all fields who are preparing for a wide variety of careers and callings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988638843109,"sku":"NP9780470257579","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470257579.jpg?v=1761781073","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-new-agenda-for-higher-education-isbn-9780470257579","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}