It is axiomatic that the poetry of high modernism was composed by the educated for the educated. Learning to be Modern explores American educational history as a context of this commonplace: what Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot learnt in universities, how these poets needed universiti…
From the Publisher: Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula reflects the most current knowledge and practice in course and curriculum design and connects this knowledge with the critical task of assessing learning outcomes at both course and curricular levels. This thoroug…
Universities and the state in England, 1850-1939
"Students of history and education, and academic historians, will find this an informative and important text."--Jacket.
Focusing on the history of Hindu education at Banaras Hindu University, a major university of British India between 1915 to 1947, this book explores the complex inter-relationships between religion, education, identity formation, and resistance patterns. It also shows how the un…
Focusing on the history of Hindu education at Banaras Hindu University, a major university of British India between 1915 to 1947, this book explores the complex inter-relationships between religion, education, identity formation, and resistance patterns. It also shows how the un…
"What makes an individual or institution Hindu? What is a Hindu education? Can religious identity co-exist with modern western institutions? What is the role of religion and higher education in nationalism? A Hindu Education provides a comprehensive account of the nature of educ…
The crisis in university education has been the subject of vigorous debate in recent years. In this eloquent and deeply personal book, a distinguished scholar reflects on the character and aims of the university, assessing its guiding principles, its practical functions, and its…