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

• Autore: Freeland Richard M. <1941->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (545 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.744; 378.74461
• Soggetto topico: Education, Higher - Massachusetts - Boston - History; Universities and colleges - Massachusetts - Boston - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Academia's golden age
• ISBN: 0-19-756008-3; 1-280-44048-1; 1-4237-2921-8; 0-19-536372-8; 1-60129-704-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910449756203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.