Knowledge for Social Change: Bacon, Dewey, and the Revolutionary Transformation of Research Universities in the Twenty-First Century

by John L. Puckett, Ira Harkavy, Francis E Johnston, et al.

Book Overview

Employing history, social theory, and a detailed contemporary case study, Knowledge for Social Change argues for fundamentally reshaping research universities to function as democratic, civic, and community-engaged institutions dedicated to advancing learning and knowledge for social change. The authors focus on significant contributions to learning made by Francis Bacon, Benjamin Franklin, Seth Low, Jane Addams, William Rainey Harper, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439915199
• ISBN13: 9781439915196
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"