The Strange Case of Academic Organization.

The article discusses the features of academic organization in the U.S. The academic function is believed to be the promotion of learning in a cognitive sense. In order to achieve successful learning, there must be a mastery of tradition of the previous accumulation of knowledge and of experience in...

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Published in:Journal of Higher Education Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 486 - 496
Main Author: Parsons, Talcott
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun1971
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        School administration
        Learning
        Educational finance
        Educators
        School employees
        School administrators
        College students
        Organization
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