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Astin, Alexander W. – Innovative Higher Education, 1992
Recently, higher education policy and practice has become dominated by materialism, individualism, and competitiveness, at the expense of attention to the affective aspect of student development and, in a broader perspective, to the emotional and spiritual divisions that threaten humanity. Higher education can and should be more constructive. (MSE)
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, College Curriculum, College Role, College Students