Professionalism, Higher Education, and American Culture: Burton J. Bledstein's "The Culture of Professionalism." Retrospective.

Dzuback, Mary Ann

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Publication Date: 1993

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Professionalism, Higher Education, and American Culture: Burton J. Bledstein's "The Culture of Professionalism." Retrospective.

Dzuback, Mary Ann

History of Education Quarterly, v33 n3 p375-85 Fall 1993

Reviews the social impact of Burton J. Bledstein's 1976 book, "The Culture of Professionalism," on public attitudes about the social role of universities. Asserts that Bledstein's major contribution was to raise critical questions about the functions of the modern university and the relationship between knowledge and power. (CFR)

Descriptors: Educational History, Faculty College Relationship, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Professional Occupations, Public Opinion, Social Attitudes, Social History, United States History, Universities

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Germany

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