What should we educate for, and why? What constitutes a meaningful liberal education in modern times, as distinct from mere training for a vocation?
Every institution of higher education must periodically engage in a self-assessment of its educational goals and the extent to which they actually guide curricular practice. It can be said with confidence that the reflections contained in this book will, at the very least, serve as a powerful catalytic agent in precipitating out insights into the educational condition of our institutions of higher education and ways in which it can be improved.
This book, written by two nationally renowned scholars in the area of
ethics in higher education, is intended to help teachers and
administrators understand and handle problems of academic dishonesty.
Chock-full of practical advice, the book is divided into three parts.
Part I reviews the existing published literature about academic
dishonesty among college and university students and how faculty
members respond to the problem. Part II presents practical advice
designed to help college and university instructors and administrators
deal proactively and effectively with academic dishonesty. Part III
considers the broader question of academic integrity as a system-wide
issue within institutions of higher education.
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