Reviving American Higher Education: An Analysis and Blueprint for Action

Autor/in	Moreno-Riaño, Gerson
Titel	Reviving American Higher Education: An Analysis and Blueprint for Action
Quelle	In: Academic Questions, 34 (2021) 3, S.28-41 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-4852
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; College Students; Anti Intellectualism; Resistance (Psychology); Western Civilization; Moral Values; Misconceptions; Educational Change; Role of Education; Accountability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Resistenz; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Missverständnis; Bildungsreform; Bildungsauftrag; Verantwortung
Abstract	Colleges and universities are some of the most important social institutions in America. These institutions have the privilege of educating large segments of future generations of Americans who will advance or undermine the American way of life that has been bequeathed to them. These same institutions also have the greatest longevity of any other institution Americans have created. America's colleges and universities are thus foundational sources of cultural influence based on their vast reach, extensive resources, educational purpose, and historical transcendence. But there is trouble in American higher education. This essay focuses on the concerns related to the moral corruption of America's college students caused by a viral anti-intellectualism spreading throughout American higher education. This anti-intellectualism is manifested through an unexamined rejection of Western civilization's moral tradition and its embodiment in America's founding vision and principles, in conjunction with an unexamined embrace of the moral traditions of other civilizations as new foundational pillars for American society. This anti-intellectualism or lack of serious intellectual inquiry can lead to the advance of falsehoods masquerading as truth and knowledge. The last section of this paper introduces a high-level blueprint that can serve as an impetus for the reform and revival of American higher education. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Scholars. 420 Madison Avenue 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 917-551-6770; e-mail: contact@nas.org; Web site: https://www.nas.org/academic-questions
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01