| Description |
1 online resource (348 pages) |
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RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education |
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RoutledgeFalmer studies in higher education.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Contributors; Part I: Introduction; Chapter One. The Context of Change; Overview of the Role of Science and Technology in the Economy; An Overview of the Soviet Model; Problems of Reform; Conclusion; Notes; Part II: Transition: Country Experiences; Chapter Two. Russia: Higher Education and Change; General State of Higher Education; State Policy in the Sphere of Higher Education; Institutes of Higher Education and the Market Economy: Examples; General Conclusions; Notes |
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Chapter Three. Russia: Science in the Post-Soviet DisunionCultures of Soviet Science; Science, Scientists, and Change; Mechanisms of Adaptation; Acknowledgment; Notes; Chapter Four. Science, Technology, and Higher Education in the Baltics; The Changing Role of Science Institutions; Lithuania; Latvia; Estonia; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter Five. Poland: Higher Education and Science-A Survey; Development before 1989: A Historical Outline; Higher Education before 1989: Number of Schools, Students, and Graduates; The Quality of Higher Education; The Polish Academy of Sciences |
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Sectoral Research Institutes and R & D UnitsThe Research Infrastructure; Postcommunist Reforms; Industry's Interest in Technological Progress; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter Six. Romania: Legacy and Change-Reform of Higher Education and Restoration of Academic Work; Communist Takeover and Control of Higher Education and Science; Students; Academic Staff; Science Policy and Conditions for Academic Work under Ceausescu; Elena Ceausescu: A Supreme Autocrat over Romanian Science and Education; Learned and Scientific Societies; The Road Ahead-Challenges and Responses |
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Political and Social Conditions for Educational Reform and Academic RenewalNew Initiatives, but also New and Old Problems; The State of Mind of the Romanian Academic Community; Concluding Remarks; Notes; Chapter Seven. Czechoslovakia: Higher Education, Science, and Change; Historical Development; Higher Education; Scientific Research; Current Issues; Notes; Chapter Eight. Germany: Restructuring of the Universities, Colleges, and Research Institutions in Eastern Germany; Situation of Higher Education and Research before 1989; Reform Efforts, November 1989 to October 1990 |
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Federalism and Academic InstitutionsInstruments for the Reorganization of Institutions of Higher Education and Research; Effects of Reunification on Selected Areas; Reflections on the Functions of Institutions of Higher Education; Back to the Mainstream-A View from 1995; Notes; Part Three: Future Directions; Chapter Nine. World Bank Lending for Higher Education and Research: Lessons and Implications for Eastern Europe; Patterns of Investment; Lending Experiences, Lessons Learned; Implications for Future Lending in Eastern Europe; Notes |
| Summary |
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
| Notes |
Chapter Ten. The Way Ahead: Lessons and Prospects for the Future |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Lesser, Barry
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Tillett, A. D
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| ISBN |
9781135579180 |
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1135579180 |
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