The Impact of the First World War on British Universities: Emerging from the Shadows

ISBN-13: 9781137524324 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 356 str.

John Taylor

Opis

The First World War had innumerable consequences for all aspects of society; This book details the myriad impacts of the war on British universities: telling how universities survived the war, their contribution to the war effort and the changes that the war itself brought about.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Universities before the War

Chapter 2. Responding to the Demands of War

Chapter 3. Funding of Higher Education

Chapter 4. Developments in Teaching and a Changing Workforce

Chapter 5. Supporting the War Effort

Chapter 6. The Importance of University Research

Chapter 7. Final Reflections

O autorze

John Taylor is Visiting Professor in the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University, UK. A historian by background, his research areas lie in policy and management and the history of higher education.