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" The Western university on trial / "
edited by John W. Chapman.
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BL
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706332
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b528521
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The Western university on trial /\ edited by John W. Chapman.
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| Publication Statement
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Berkeley :: University of California Press,, c1983.
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xiii, 238 p. ;; 24 cm.
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0520049403
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: 9780520049406
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"Based on papers presented at the Third International Conference of the International Council on the Future of the University"--Pref.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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pt. 1. The idea of the university: Man, pursuit of truth, and the university / Nikolaus Lobkowicz -- Freedom of mind and university autonomy / Raymond Polin -- The university and democracy / Peter Graf Kielmansegg -- Quality and equality reconsidered / Gerd Roellecke -- Equality and the university / John Passmore -- pt. 2. The pursuit of truth: Research and teaching in the universities / Joseph Ben-David -- The natural sciences / Sjoerd L. Bonting -- The social sciences / Martin Bulmer -- A conversation about the humanities / Walter Rüegg -- The Mediterranean experience / Julio R. Villanueva -- Research in Italy / John A. Scott -- pt. 3. Academic standards and university organization: University standards and the decline of humane learning / Allan Bloom -- Trends and standards in British higher education / David Martin -- Government and the university in the United States / Robin W. Winks -- Higher education in Portugal / Veiga Simao, Jose Manuel Toscano Rico, and Eduardo Carrega Marcal Grilo -- The university and the economy in Sweden / Folke Halden -- University "democracy" in the Netherlands / Arend Lijphart.
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Academic freedom, Congresses.
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Universities and colleges, Congresses.
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University autonomy, Congresses.
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LB2301.W44 1983
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Chapman, John W., (John William),1923-2008.
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International Council on the Future of the University., International Conference(3rd :1981 :, Lisbon, Portugal)
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