Universities, American, English, German
Title | Universities, American, English, German PDF eBook |
Author | Abraham Flexner |
Publisher | New York Oxford U. P |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 1930 |
Genre | Universities and colleges |
ISBN |
"This volume is an expansion of three lectures on 'Universities' given at Oxford in May 1928 on the invitation of the Rhodes trust."--Preface.
Universities
Title | Universities PDF eBook |
Author | Abraham Flexner |
Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
Pages | 422 |
Release | 1994-01-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781412840712 |
Reprint of the Oxford University Press edition of 1930, with a long new introduction by Clark Kerr. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Universities and Innovation Economies
Title | Universities and Innovation Economies PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Murphy |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2016-02-24 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1317004361 |
Students drop out of universities in large numbers, many graduate to jobs that do not require a degree and a large number learn little at university, whilst graduate salaries have shrunk over time and student loan debt and default have grown. University research achievements have declined while university administration has expanded massively. The contemporary university is mired in auditing, regulation, waste and aimlessness and its contribution to serious social innovation has deteriorated markedly. The miserable state of the universities reflects a larger social reality, as bureaucratic capitalism has replaced creative capitalism. Universities and Innovation Economies examines the rise and fall of the mass university and post-industrial society, considering how we might revitalize economic and intellectual creativity. Looking to a much more inventive social and economic paradigm to drive long-term growth, the author argues for a smaller, leaner, more effective university model - one capable of delivering a greater degree of high-level discovery and creative power. A potent critique of the post-industrial mass university that urges a reimagination of universities as places of discovery and invention, this book will appeal to readers interested in higher education, creativity, social theory, the sociology of work and organisations, political economy, pedagogy and public policy.
The University in the Twenty-first Century
Title | The University in the Twenty-first Century PDF eBook |
Author | Yehuda Elkana |
Publisher | Central European University Press |
Pages | 303 |
Release | 2016-09-30 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9633860385 |
This volume addresses the broad spectrum of challenges confronting today?s universities. Elkana and Kl”pper question the very idea and purposes of universities, especially as viewed through curriculum?what is taught, and pedagogy?how it is taught. The reforms recommended in the book focus on undergraduate or bachelor degree programs in all areas of study, from the humanities and social sciences to the natural sciences, technical fields, as well as law, medicine, and other professions. The core thesis of this book rests on the emergence of a ?New Enlightenment. This will require a revolution in curriculum and teaching methods in order to translate the academic philosophy of global contextualism into universal practice or application. Are universities willing to revamp teaching in order to foster critical thinking that would serve students their entire lives? This book calls for universities to restructure administratively to become truly integrated, rather than remaining collections of autonomous agencies more committed to competition among themselves than cooperation in the larger interest of learning. ÿ
Missions of Universities
Title | Missions of Universities PDF eBook |
Author | Lars Engwall |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2020-05-27 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 3030418340 |
This book provides an analysis of university missions over time and space. It starts out by presenting a governance framework focusing on the demands on universities set by regulators, market actors and scrutinizers. It examines organizational structures, population development, the fundamental tasks of universities, and internal governance structures. Next, the book offers a discussion of the idea and role of universities in society, exploring concepts such as autonomy and universality, and the university as a transformative institute. The next four chapters deal with the development of universities from medieval times, through the Renaissance, towards the research universities in the nineteenth century in Europe and the United States. The following five chapters analyse recent developments of increasing external demands manifested through evaluations, accreditations and rankings, which in turn have had effects on the organization of universities. Topics discussed include markets, managers, globalization, consumer models and competition. The book concludes by a discussion and analysis of the future challenges of universities.
The American College
Title | The American College PDF eBook |
Author | Abraham Flexner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 1908 |
Genre | Education, Higher |
ISBN |
Medical Education in the United States and Canada
Title | Medical Education in the United States and Canada PDF eBook |
Author | Abraham Flexner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | Medical colleges |
ISBN |
A landmark work which precipitated major reforms in medical education. It recommended closing commercial schools and reducing the overall number of medical schools from 155 to 31, with the aim of raising standards. Includes frank evaluative sketches of each school based on site visits by the author.