The inception of modern professional education [[electronic resource] ] : C.C. Langdell, 1826-1906 / / Bruce A. Kimball

• Autore: Kimball Bruce A. <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Disciplina: 340.092
• Soggetto topico: Law teachers - United States; Law - Study and teaching - United States - History - 19th century; Professional education - United States - History - 19th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-414) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Boyhood and youth, 1826-1854 -- Lawyer on Wall Street, 1855-1870 -- Scholar, 1870-1881 -- Teacher, 1870-1881 -- Faculty, 1870-1900 -- The first dean, 1870-1886 -- Students, 1876-1882 -- Triumph and betrayal, 1886-1890s -- Poor old white-whiskers, 1895-1906.
• Sommario/riassunto: Christopher C. Langdell (1826-1906) is one of the most influential figures in the history of American professional education. As dean of Harvard Law School from 1870 to 1895, he conceived, designed, and built the educational model that leading professional schools in virtually all fields subsequently emulated. In this first full-length biography of the educator and jurist, Bruce Kimball explores Langdell's controversial role in modern professional education and in jurisprudence.Langdell founded his model on the idea of academic meritocracy. According to this principle, scholastic achie
• Titolo autorizzato: The inception of modern professional education
• ISBN: 1-4696-0562-7; 0-8078-8996-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778013103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in legal history.