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Kirk, Russell – 1978
Based on the theory that higher education in America has been on the decline since 1953, the decadence and hopes for renewal in higher learning are examined. The following afflictions are cited as cause for the decline: (1) a purposelessness or loss of the objects of wisdom and virtue; (2) intellectual disorder: all integration and order of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Accountability
