Here is a provocative quotation from Sharon Parks' book The Critical Years: Young Adults and the Search for Meaning, Faith and Commitment (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1986):
In higher education, the moment of ‘conscious conflict’ is the celebration of a primary strength. When serving at its best, the college or university ‘pulls together a livable tension of restless opposites.’ The academy has a particular responsibility and a unique capacity to serve as a center of conflict.” (p. 141)
Would you agree?
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