The Didactron

By Robert H. Giles Jr.

Swiftly chronicling the life and death of one man's vision for an education system producing forward-thinking specialists to rescue the environment and society from current states of degradation, The Didactron is a novel by Robert Giles, former natural resource and biology professor at Virginia Tech. The narrative follows the conception and launch of an innovative undergraduate teaching initiative by the same name and has strong ties to the author's own experience in higher education and to his current commercial project, Rural System, Inc. (www.ruralsystem.com). Alighting upon multiple characters in the complex web of academia-students, professors, administrators, parents- The Didactron raises vital questions about the efficacy and value of higher education systems in the United States.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1480296201
• ISBN13: 9781480296206
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"