UID:
almahu_9949703745702882
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 257 pages)
ISBN:
9789004233164
Series Statement:
History of science and medicine library, v. 31
Content:
This book offers a fresh interpretation of a series of ground-breaking reforms introduced at the University of Oxford in the first half of the nineteenth century. Innovations such as competitive examination, a uniform syllabus and a broad range of degree subjects are often seen as products of the reforming zeal of early nineteenth-century Britain. By contrast, this book argues that many such developments are more accurately understood as attempts by senior university members and government officials to respond to the challenge posed by a new generation of confident, politically-aware students influenced by the ideas of the American and French Revolutions. As such it highlights the importance of generational conflict as a factor influencing the nature and course of university reform.
Note:
Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Generational Conflict and University Reform -- 1. Riot, Revolution and 'Reform' in the Colleges, 1714-1789 -- 2. 'Adapted to the Present Times'? The New Examination Statute of 1800 -- 3. The Emergence of a Junior Reform Programme, 1807-1823 -- 4. Noetics, Tractarians and the Peak of Junior Influence, 1824-1836 -- 5. Defensive Modernization: The Tractarian Threat and the Royal Commission of 1850 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Generational Conflict and University Reform: Oxford in the Age of Revolution Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2012, ISBN 9789004225527
Language:
English
