02756nam 2200589 450 991078957250332120230829010006.01-283-12226-X97866131222610-8264-0990-3(CKB)2670000000092778(EBL)711016(OCoLC)727649527(SSID)ssj0000521292(PQKBManifestationID)12148940(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521292(PQKBWorkID)10517540(PQKB)10140052(MiAaPQ)EBC711016(MiAaPQ)EBC5309657(Au-PeEL)EBL5309657(CaPaEBR)ebr11518624(OCoLC)1027203655(EXLCZ)99267000000009277820180314h20062006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBritish universities past and present /Robert AndersonLondon, [England] ;New York, New York :Hambledon Continuum,2006.©20061 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85285-347-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Serving Church and State; 2 Currents of Change; 3 Oxbridge Reformed; 4 Effortless Superiority; 5 Province and Metropolis; 6 National Identities; 7 Ideas of the University; 8 Interwar Conservatism; 9 Postwar Revolution; 10 The Robbins Era; 11 State or Market?; 12 Past and Present; Notes; Guide to Further Reading; IndexThis book is both a concise history of British universities and their place in society over eight centuries, and a penetrating analysis of current university problems and policies as seen in the light of that history. It explains how the modern university system has developed since the Victorian era, and gives special attention to changes in policy since the Second World War, including the effects of the Robbins report, the rise and fall of the binary system, the impact of the Thatcher era, and the financial crises which have beset universities in recent years. A final chapter on the past and Universities and collegesGreat BritainHistoryHigher education and stateGreat BritainHistoryUniversities and collegesHistory.Higher education and stateHistory.378.41Anderson R. D(Robert David),1568621MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789572503321British universities3840875UNINA