Bok, Derek Curtis.

Our underachieving colleges : a candid look at how much students learn and why they should be learning more / Derek Bok. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006. - vii,429 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The evolution of American colleges -- Faculty attitudes toward undergraduate education -- Purposes -- Learning to communicate -- Learning to think -- Building character -- Preparation for citizenship -- Living with diversity -- Preparing for a global society -- Acquiring broader interests -- Preparing for a career -- Improving the quality of undergraduate education.

0691125961 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780691125961 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2005023229

GBA588571 bnb

013315898 Uk


Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
Academic achievement--United States.

LB2322.2 / BOK 2006

378.73