British universities : past and present / / Robert Anderson

• Autore: Anderson R. D (Robert David)
• Pubblicazione: London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon Continuum, , 2006; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.41
• Soggetto topico: Universities and colleges - Great Britain - History; Higher education and state - Great Britain - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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
• Titolo autorizzato: British universities
• ISBN: 1-283-12226-X; 9786613122261; 0-8264-0990-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461607303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II