Mission of the University (Foundations of Higher Education)
Description
In 1930, the great Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset set forth a program for reforming the modern Spanish university. Aware that the missions of the university are many and often competing, Ortega built his program around a conception of a “general culture” that knows no national boundaries or time limits and could fit into any national system of higher education. His ideas are especially pertinent to contemporary debate in America over curriculum development and the purpose of education. In this volume Ortega sought to answer two essential questions: what is the ...
ISBN(s)
1560005602, 9781560005605
