The Western University on Trial
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The Western University on Trial

John W. Chapman, John W. Chapman

  1. 254 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Western University on Trial

John W. Chapman, John W. Chapman

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1983.

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Year
2023
ISBN
9780520334335

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. PREFACE
  6. Introduction: The Western University on Trial
  7. PART I The Idea of The University
  8. 1 Man, Pursuit of Truth, and the University
  9. 2 Freedom of Mind and University Autonomy
  10. 3 The University and Democracy
  11. 4 Quality and Equality Reconsidered
  12. 5 Equality and the University
  13. PART II The Pursuit of Truth
  14. 6 Research and Teaching in the Universities
  15. 7 The Natural Sciences
  16. 8 The Social Sciences
  17. 9 A Conversation about the Humanities
  18. 10 The Mediterranean Experience
  19. 11 Research in Italy
  20. PART III Academic Standards and University Organization
  21. 12 University Standards and the Decline of Humane Learning
  22. 13 Trends and Standards in British Higher Education
  23. 14 Government and the University in the United States
  24. 15 Higher Education in Portugal
  25. 16 The University and the Economy in Sweden
  26. 17 University “Democracy” in the Netherlands
  27. CONTRIBUTORS
  28. INDEX