The Western University on Trial |
PREFACE |
INTRODUCTION: THE WESTERN UNIVERSITY ON TRIAL |
PART I— THE IDEA OF THE UNIVERSITY |
1— Man, Pursuit of Truth, and the University |
2— Freedom of Mind and University Autonomy |
3— The University and Democracy |
4— Quality and Equality Reconsidered |
5— Equality and the University |
PART II— THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH |
6— Research and Teaching in the Universities |
7— The Natural Sciences |
8— The Social Sciences |
9— A Conversation about the Humanities |
10— The Mediterranean Experience |
11— Research in Italy |
PART III— ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATION |
12— University Standards and the Decline of Humane Learning |
13— Trends and Standards in British Higher Education |
14— Government and the University in the United States |
15— Higher Education in Portugal |
16— The University and the Economy in Sweden |
17— University "Democracy" in the Netherlands |
CONTRIBUTORS |
INDEX |