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Autor/in | Piper, Martha C. |
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Titel | Building a Civil Society: A New Role for the Human Sciences. |
Quelle | In: Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 33 (2003) 1, S.113-30 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0316-1218 |
Schlagwörter | College Role; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Scholarship; Sciences; Social Capital; Social Environment; Canada |
Abstract | Asserts that economic well-being rests on a thriving civil society. Discusses lines of inquiry in the human sciences necessary to building a civil society in Canada: (1) enabling individuals to better understand themselves, their values, and their roles as citizens; (2) defining Canadian identity and role as global citizen; and (3) informing the creation of public policy and social programs. Explores the restructuring of educational efforts to support this scholarship. (EV) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |