{"product_id":"the-mind-on-edge-an-introduction-to-john-jay-chapmans-philosophy-of-higher-education-9780989384803","title":"The Mind On Edge: An Introduction to John Jay Chapman's Philosophy of Higher Education","description":"John Jay Chapman (1862-1933) was one of America's greatest essayists. He wrote a number of essays about what colleges ought to be and what they should not be. This book includes five of those essays, including two not available in the Collected Works of Chapman. Alan Contreras, a noted expert on U.S. colleges, provides an introduction to Chapman's philosophy of higher education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Jay Chapman,Alan L. Contreras\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cranedance Pub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989384803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlan Contreras is a graduate of the University of Oregon and its law school. His writing has appeared in the Stanford Law and Policy Review, Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education and many other venues. He served as co-editor of Birds of Oregon (Oregon State University Press, 2003). OSU Press recently published Afield (2009), his memoir about the experience of watching birds for 40 years. OSU also issued Handbook of Oregon Birds (2009, with Hendrik Herlyn) and Northwest Birds in Winter (1996). Recent books include College and State: Resources and Philosophies, Song After All: Letters of Reginald Shepherd and Alan Contreras and The Mind on Edge: An Introduction to John Jay Chapman's Philosophy of Higher Education. He has also published poetry and reviews in several venues. He lives in Eugene, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cranedance Pub","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44115483656307,"sku":"9.78099E+12","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_50d1f439-3e79-4d2b-92e9-7855fd8b9edb.jpg?v=1764248453","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-mind-on-edge-an-introduction-to-john-jay-chapmans-philosophy-of-higher-education-9780989384803","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}