The Instrumental University : Education in Service of the National Agenda after World War II /

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"[This] book shows how, in the post-World War II period, elite research universities moved away from their founding ideals and instead portrayed themselves as instruments for spurring economic development and solving social problems"--

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Schrum, Ethan D. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Universities and colleges.
Educational change.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives.
EDUCATION / Higher
Enseignement > Reforme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Universites > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Enseignement superieur > Finalites > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Educational change > United States > History > 20th century.
Universities and colleges > United States > History > 20th century.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé:"[This] book shows how, in the post-World War II period, elite research universities moved away from their founding ideals and instead portrayed themselves as instruments for spurring economic development and solving social problems"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (312 pages).
ISBN:9781501736650

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