Academia's golden age : universities in Massachusetts, 1945-1970 / Richard M. Freeland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freeland, Richard M., 1941-

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Massachusetts--Boston--History.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges--Massachusetts--Boston--History.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (545 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining postwar developments in American higher education Richard Freeland looks closely at eight universities in the Boston area that exemplify all the major trends.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. Academic Development and Social Change: Higher Education in Massachusetts before 1945; 2. The World Transformed: A Golden Age for American Universities, 1945-1970; 3. Emergence of the Modern Research University: Harvard and M.I.T., 1945-1970; 4. Evolution of the College-centered University: Tufts and Brandeis, 1945-1970; 5. Transformation of the Urban University: Boston University, Boston College, and Northeastern, 1945-1972; 6. From State College to University System: The University of Massachusetts, 1945-1973; 7. The Institutional Complex and Academic Adaptation, 1945-1980; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1992.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 484-511) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-756008-3

1-280-44048-1

1-4237-2921-8

0-19-536372-8

1-60129-704-1

OCLC:

228123831