| The European and American University Since 1800 Contributor(s): Rothblatt, Sheldon (Editor), Wittrock, Bjorn (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521431654 ISBN-13: 9780521431651 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1993 Annotation: Universities are said to be the "powerhouses" of modern society. They educate our leaders and advance our basic knowledge of nature and society. The essays in this book discuss how universities work, and have worked, in relation to other parts of the higher education "system" and in the context of their historical development. The authors are particularly interested in "complexity" as it affects universities, the professions and government, and exercise comparative analysis in assessing the functioning, the success and the significance of universities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Education | History |
| Dewey: 378.4 |
| LCCN: 2007271197 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.38" W x 9.32" (1.65 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Universities are said to be the powerhouses of modern society. They educate our leaders and advance our basic knowledge of nature and society. The essays in this book discuss how universities work, and have worked, in relation to other parts of the higher education system and in the context of their historical development. The authors are particularly interested in complexity as it affects universities, the professions and government, and exercise comparative analysis in assessing the functioning, the success and the significance of universities. |