John Bascom and the Origins of the Wisconsin Idea

by J. David Hoeveler

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The Progressive-era idea that a public university should improve the lives of people beyond the borders of its campus had its origins in nineteenth-century German idealism, liberal Protestantism, and evolutionary theory, and in the mind of brilliant American educator John Bascom.
  • ISBN13 9780299307806
  • Publish Date 20 July 2016
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Wisconsin Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 224
  • Language English