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Van de Graaff, John – 1976
University government in Great Britain, as in so much else in British society, is the complex product of an extended process of historical development. The British university ideal and the structures of academic government owe much to the venerable tradition of Oxford and Cambridge, sometimes reinforced by the heritage associated with the five…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Educational History, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRobbins, Derek – Higher Education Review, 1977
Theories of and guidelines to the North East London Polytechnic's independent study program for a higher degree are discussed. (LBH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Degree Requirements, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries
Jones, David R. – 1977
The history of universities in their social context is not a merely antiquarian study; it is the soundest basis for consideration of the contemporary university and its problems. The most frequent debate, that of the ivory tower, is really a question of the form and efficiency of the university's articulation with society at large. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational History, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedNeave, Guy – Journal of Higher Education, 1985
In Western Europe, the advent of higher education as a self-sustaining field of research began two decades ago. The place of higher education research in academia, government policy formulation, and the type of inquiry undertaken in Sweden in comparison with counterparts in France and Britain are examined. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Fowler, Gerald – 1979
A study unit for an Open University course on the structure and administration of higher education in Great Britain is intended to complement a textbook and to provide over 10 hours of study. The instructional objectives for the unit include: (1) an understanding of the recent evolution of the higher education system in the United Kingdom,…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Financial Support
London Univ. (England). Inst. of Education. – 1975
Papers and discussions presented at a British Staff Development in Universities program conference are reported in this collection. Focus was on the role of staff development units, courses and activities concerned with both teaching and administration, and information services. Topics and authors or reporters are: "The Longer Reach," by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction
Van de Graaff, John H.; And Others – 1978
The result of an interdisciplinary seminar in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University, this book reviews patterns of academic power in several nations. The authors are John H. Van de Graaff, Burton R. Clark, Dorotea Furth, Dietrich Goldschmidt, and Donald F. Wheeler. Separate chapters are devoted to the Federal Republic of…
Descriptors: Books, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Administration
