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Scholarship March 29, 2017

Teach Them to Challenge Authority: Educating for Healthy Societies

The Wabash Center

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Author
Gregory S. Prince, Jr.
Publisher
Continuum International Publishing Group Inc.
ISBN
9780826491381
Book Review Link
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9647.2010.00664.x/abstract
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Forward

Part I Two Views of Education
ch. 1 Origins: Educating a College President
ch. 2 The Engaged University vs. the Neutral University
ch. 3 Protecting vs. Challenging Students

Part II Mirrors for America
ch. 4 The University of Natal: Modeling the Behavior We Expect from Students
ch. 5 The European Humanities University: Challenging Authority Abroad and at Home
ch. 6 The Asian University for Women: Charting a New Course and Living Up to Expectations
ch. 7 Singapore Management University: Teaching Critical Thinking and Why Teachers Teach
ch. 8 The American University in Bulgaria: Speaking to Authority

Part III The Engaged University
ch. 9 What is Enough?: Communities and Universities
ch. 10 What is Enough?: The Role of the Professor
ch. 11 Conclusion: Listen to Students

Notes
Bibliography
Index
Teach Them to Challenge Authority gets to the heart of what education should really be about. Drawing on decades of experience, Gregory S. Prince Jr. moves seamlessly between his experience as President of Hampshire College and the broader picture made up of national and international issues. He demonstrates that the debate between "neutral" versus "engaged" universities could have radical consequences - not just for the world of education, but for society as a whole. (From the Publisher)