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"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schrum, Ethan D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:"[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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages).
ISBN:9781501736650

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