Goals and purposes of higher education in the 21st century / edited by Arnold Burgen
1996, First Edition. London ; Bristol, Pa. : J. Kingsley Publishers. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #399801
Series; Higher education policy series ; 32. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents; 1. Introduction -- 2. From Humboldt to 1984 -- Where are We Now? / Stig Stromholm -- 3. Creation, Transfer and Application of Knowledge Through the Higher Education System / Henk J. van der Molen -- 4. Continuities and Change in American Higher Education / Martin Trow -- 5. Unified and Binary Systems of Higher Education in Europe / Peter Scott -- 6. Who is going to Study? / Staffan Helmfrid -- 7. Distance Systems in Europe / Walter Perry -- 8. Education and Work in an Ageing Population / Karl-Ulrich Mayer -- 9. Higher Education and New Socio-Economic Challenges in Europe / Ulrich Teichler -- 10. New Perspectives on Learning and Teaching in Higher Education / Erik de Corte -- 11. The French University System: Assessment and Outlook / Daniel Bloch -- 12. Inspiration of the Muse or Management of the Art? Issues in Training for Academic Posts and Teaching in France / Guy Neave -- 13. University Autonomy and the Search for Quality / Juan M. Rojo. Subjects; Education, Higher Aims and objectives. Higher education and state. Educational objectives. Educational trends. Universities and colleges. Education, Higher Management.
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