The University as a Social Institution

The Change in Academic Institutions in Germany at the End of the Nineteenth Century

Bibliographic Data

ID19949375
AuthorsManfred Prisching (corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume20
Issue4/5
Publication date1993-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Economic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0144-3585 • E-ISSN: 1758-7387
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/eum0000000000170
OpenAlexW2075666167
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

Looks at the university at the end of the nineteenth century using the concept of a “social institution”, and applying four approaches. A functional analysis provides insights into the kinds of knowledge a university produces. Examination of changes in these functions in the nineteenth century emphasizes the new institutions that were founded and changes in the recruitment of social elites. Political analysis looks at outside influences and considers especially the powers of nation, church and state. A structural analysis discusses organizational and resource issues. Sociocultural analysis reveals the principles of universities: priority of research, combination of research and teaching, freedom of scholarship and the problem of Bildung

Bildung · Epistemology · Higher education · Institution · Institutional analysis · Political science · Politics · Resource (disambiguation) · Scholarship · Social institution · Social science · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · State (computer science) · German Social Sciences and History · Law · Public Administration · Sociology and Education Studies

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