Universities in the Age of Reform, 1800-1870

Durham, London and King's College
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-09566-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 401 g

This book considers a crucial moment in the development of English higher education, and also provides a new and comprehensive history of the early decades of Durham University. During the Age of Reform innovative ideas about the role and purpose of a university were moving at an unprecedented pace. Proposals for new institutions in all parts of the country were developing quickly and resulted in the foundation of Durham University, London University (later re-styled University College, London), and King’s College, London. While normally overshadowed by the London institutions, this book demonstrates not only that Durham attempted to produce a far broader institution than any historian has given its founders credit for, but that a remarkable attempt at a third-way in English higher education has been neglected. Matthew Andrews therefore not only provides the first fully researched account of this important national institution since 1932, but also carefully situates Durham in its contemporary context, and alongside the two other most prominent emerging institutions of that time.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Andrews, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Age of Reform.- Bold Endeavours: London University, its Imitators and Critics.-The idea of Durham University.- Establishing the New Universities.- Recruitment of Academic Staff.- What to Teach.- Higher Education in Newcastle.- Growth and Decline.- Appendices.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew Andrews is University Secretary and Registrar at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.