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Excellence : can we be equal and excellent too? / by John W. Gardner.

Summary:

Story House Prebound Edition Harper Colophon CN/3.

Record details

  • Physical Description: xiv, 171 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper & Row, [1961]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Kazali.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- PART ONE: EQUAL AND UNEQUAL: The decline of hereditary privilege -- Equality and competitive performance -- The three-way contest -- PART TWO: TALENT: The great talent hunt -- The identification of talent -- Facts and fancies about talent -- PART THREE: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES: Education as sorting-out process -- College and the alternatives -- Motivation -- PART FOUR: THE INGREDIENTS OF A SOLUTION: The democratic dilemma -- Talent and leadership -- The idea of excellence -- The ideal of individual fulfillment -- The aims of a free people --The pursuit of excellence.
Action Note:
commitment to retain 20151204
Subject:
Equality.
Individuality.
Leadership.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library HM 146 .G37 1961 284917 Stacks Available -