The File Case Study in Correction (1977–1979)
The File is a collection of documents from a major dispute involving a number of American college professors, mainly mathematicians, statisticians,and sociologists. The controversy was ignited by the mathematician Serge Lang's reaction to a questionnaire, "The 1977 Survey of the American P...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1981, 1981
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Edition: | 1st ed. 1981 |
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Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | The File is a collection of documents from a major dispute involving a number of American college professors, mainly mathematicians, statisticians,and sociologists. The controversy was ignited by the mathematician Serge Lang's reaction to a questionnaire, "The 1977 Survey of the American Professoriate", distributed by E. C. Ladd of the University of Connecticut and S. M. Lipset of Stanford. The ensuing discussion - in part acrimonious and personal - soon involved a large group of active and passive participants, and included issues such as survey techniques, evaluation of academic work, public and political honesty, and McCarthyism at Harvard |
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Physical Description: | XI, 712 p online resource |
ISBN: | 9781461381457 |