A History of the University in Europe - Volume 4: Universities since 1945 - Hardback

This is the final volume in a four-part series covering the development of the university in Europe (east and west) from its origins to the present day, focusing on a number of major themes viewed from a European perspective. The originality of the series lies in its comparative, interdisciplinary, collaborative and transnational nature. It deals also with the content of what was taught at the universities, but its main purpose is an appreciation of the role and structures of the universities as seen against a backdrop of changing conditions, ideas and values. This volume deals with the reconstruction and epoch-making expansion of higher education after 1945, which led to the triumph of modern science. It traces the development of the relationship between universities and national states, teachers and students, their ambitions and political activities. Special attention is paid to fundamental changes in the content of teaching at the universities. • The fourth volume of a major overview of the role of European universities in society • Interdisciplinary, collaborative and transnational • Covers the period from the end of the Second World War to the present day

Foreword Walter Rüegg; Part I. Themes and Patterns: 1. Themes Walter Rüegg; 2. Patterns Guy Neave; Part II. Structures: 3. Relations with authority Walter Rüegg and Jan Sadlack; 4. Management and resources Geoffrey Lockwood; 5. Teachers Thomas Finkenstaedt; Part III. Students: 6. Admission A. H. Halsey; 7. Curriculum, students, education Sheldon Rothblatt; 8. Student movements and political activism Louis Vos; 9. Graduation and careers Ulrich Teichler; Part IV. Learning: 10. Social sciences, history and law Notker Hammerstein and Dirk Heirbaut; 11. The mathematical, exact sciences John Ziman; 12. The biological sciences Herbert Macgregor; 13. Earth sciences Gordon Craig and S. K. Monro; 14. Medicine John Ellis; 15. Technology Christopher Watson; Epilogue: prospects for the universities: a personal view Andris Barblan; Appendix: universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995 Walter Rüegg.