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ERIC Number: EJ603550
Record Type: CIJE
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-080X
Zen and the Art of Higher Education Maintenance: Bridging Classic and Romantic Notions of Quality.
Shields, Patricia M.
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, v21 n2 p165-172 Nov 1999
Uses Robert Pirsig's ideas in "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" to explore two ways of viewing quality in higher education: the romantic and the classic. Analyzes historical and contemporary literature on quality using insights of Alfred Whitehead, Pirsig, and John Dewey, urging a vision that is honest and that incorporates caring, imagination, and zest in pursuit of quality. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Philosophy, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Romanticism
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Classicism; Dewey (John); Pirsig (Robert); Whitehead (Alfred North); Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance