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Peer reviewedSchweder, Richard A. – Academe, 1994
In a speech to University of Chicago (Illinois) students, an educator encourages students to challenge intellectual authority, allow their own assumptions to be challenged, become involved, be open to traditional curriculum content, and generally, keep an open mind. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Role
Peer reviewedCrothers, Charles – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Analyzes the structure of academic sociology departments. Stresses the competition for resources and symbolic capital among different groups including faculty, support staff, research staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Focuses on the complex role of graduate students, the constraints, and the opportunities it opens. Urges reform…
Descriptors: Departments, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Researchers
