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

• Main Author: Taylor, John (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Higher education.; Educational sociology.; Education-History.; Educational sociology .; Education and sociology.; Great Britain-History.; Higher Education.; Sociology of Education.; History of Education.; History of Britain and Ireland.

The First World War had innumerable consequences for all aspects of society; universities and education being no exception. 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 th...

Table of Contents:

• 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.