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ERIC Number: EJ281273
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Value Conflicts in American Higher Education: A Survey.
McPherson, Michael S.
Journal of Higher Education, v54 n3 p243-78 May-Jun 1983
Value assumptions in American higher education and the conflicts among them are surveyed. Questions are categorized as: economic versus noneconomic purposes of education, fairness and equality versus efficiency and quality, and the problems of authority and control in academic decision making. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Affirmative Action, College Role, Conflict, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, Equal Education, Financial Support, Higher Education, Social Values, Surveys, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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