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Matters of Mind : The University in Ontario, 1791-1951 /

The only comprehensive history of the formative years of higher education in Ontario, this volume examines the shifting nature of moral, intellectual, and social authority as reflected in the development of Ontario's colleges and universities. With special emphasis on social experience and inte...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McKillop, A.B (Autor)
Otros Autores: Beck, Jeanne (Contribuidor), Careless, J.M.S (Contribuidor), French, Goldwin (Contribuidor), Oliver, Peter (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
Colección:Heritage
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • The Ontario Historical Studies Series
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part One: Institutional Foundations
  • 1. Education and Authority
  • 2. The One and the Many
  • 3. Professions and Politics
  • Part Two: Victorian Studies and Students
  • 4. Character and Conduct
  • 5. Mid-Victorian Arts and Sciences
  • 6. The Arrival of Women
  • Part Three: Transformations
  • 7. The Gospel of Research
  • 8. Understanding Social Change
  • 9. Christianity and Culture
  • 10. Marching as to War
  • 11. The Great Divide
  • Part Four: Higher Education and the Interwar State
  • 12. Reconstruction, Consolidation, Expansion
  • 13. The Culture of Utility
  • 14. The Piper and the Tune
  • Part Five: Between Past and Future
  • 15. Students between Wars
  • 16. History and Humanities
  • 17. Social Philosophy and Social Science
  • 18. War and Recovery
  • Epilogue: Towards the Educative Society
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index