{"product_id":"9780870139765","title":"Democracy and Higher Education: Traditions and Stories of Civic Engagement","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow are we to understand the nature and value of higher education's public purposes, mission, and work in a democratic society? How do-and how should-academic professionals contribute to and participate in civic life in their practices as scholars, scientists, and educators?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemocracy and Higher Education addresses these questions by combining an examination of several normative traditions of civic engagement in American higher education with the presentation and interpretation of a dozen oral history profiles of contemporary practitioners. In his analysis of these profiles, Scott Peters reveals and interprets a democratic-minded civic professionalism that includes and interweaves expert, social critic, responsive service, and proactive leadership roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemocracy and Higher Education contributes to a new line of research on the critically important task of strengthening and defending higher education's positive roles in and for a democratic society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michigan State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027542098160,"sku":"9780870139765","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780870139765_p0.jpg?v=1763848208","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780870139765","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}