The instrumental university : education in service of the national agenda after World War II / Ethan Schrum.

The instrumental university : education in service of the national agenda after World War II /

"[This] book shows how, in the post-World War II period, elite research universities moved away from their founding ideals and instead portrayed themselves as instruments for spurring economic development and solving social problems"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schrum, Ethan D. (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States > History > 20th century. Universities and colleges > United States > History > 20th century. Educational change > United States > History > 20th century.
Online Access:	Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Description
Summary:	"[This] book shows how, in the post-World War II period, elite research universities moved away from their founding ideals and instead portrayed themselves as instruments for spurring economic development and solving social problems"--
Physical Description:	1 online resource (299 pages).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781501736650 1501736655 9781501736667 1501736663
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 15, 2019).