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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449756203321

Autore

Freeland Richard M. <1941->

Titolo

Academia's golden age [[electronic resource] ] : universities in Massachusetts, 1945-1970 / / Richard M. Freeland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992

ISBN

0-19-756008-3

1-280-44048-1

1-4237-2921-8

0-19-536372-8

1-60129-704-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (545 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

378.744

378.74461

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Massachusetts - Boston - History

Universities and colleges - Massachusetts - Boston - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1992.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 484-511) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Academic Development and Social Change: Higher Education in Massachusetts before 1945; 2. The World Transformed: A Golden Age for American Universities, 1945-1970; 3. Emergence of the Modern Research University: Harvard and M.I.T., 1945-1970; 4. Evolution of the College-centered University: Tufts and Brandeis, 1945-1970; 5. Transformation of the Urban University: Boston University, Boston College, and Northeastern, 1945-1972; 6. From State College to University System: The University of Massachusetts, 1945-1973

7. The Institutional Complex and Academic Adaptation, 1945-1980Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Examining postwar developments in American higher education Richard Freeland looks closely at eight universities in the Boston area that exemplify all the major trends.