The Classical German Concept of the University and Its Influence on Higher Education in the United StatesThis book attempts a critical assessment of the influence of the classical German concept of the university on the development of higher education (particularly universities) in the United States. The 9,000 or so young Americans studying at German universities in the 19th century were particularly impressed by the principle - and practice - of academic freedom. The largescale experiment they embarked upon is an example of the potential inherent in the intercultural transformation process and its effects on the development of personality and professional qualifications. A number of these students were later to become influential politicians, university presidents and professors playing an important role in initiating a broad educational reform process in the United States. |
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Preface | 7 |
American Students at German Universities and the Question | 35 |
Study Content and Achievement in the Context of a Growing | 61 |
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Abraham Flexner academic freedom Adams American Higher Education American Scholarship American students American universities attitude Band Band Band basic Berlin Carl Charles Franklin Thwing Clark Kerr classical idea classical studies Cogswell College Cornell critical Diehl established Everett Fichte Friedrich Friedrich August Wolf Friedrich Schleiermacher George Bancroft George Ticknor German concept German Culture German Historical School German Scholarship German university Gildersleeve Gilman Göttingen graduate Greek Harvard group Heidelberg Henry Herbert Hermann Röhrs Hofstadter and Wilson Humboldt ibid idea of academic important influence institution intellectual intercultural internal Johann Johns Hopkins Jurgen Herbst knowledge learning lecture letter ment multiversity pedagogical person philosophy pioneer group Pochmann political president professor reform regards research and teaching Richard Hofstadter Round Hill School Schleiermacher scholar scholarly School in American Schulpforta seminar sity spirit Stanley Hall Tappan teachers thinking tion tradition United University Press versity Wilhelm Wilhelm von Humboldt Yale York