A history of Finnish higher education from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jussi Välimaa.
• Other Names: Välimaa, Jussi
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Emergence of Universities in the Middle Ages -- 3. Finnish Students at Medieval Universities -- 4. From the Reformation to the End of Swedish Rule -- Laying the Foundations of a National University -- 5. The Founding of the Royal Academy of Turku -- 6. The Academy of Turku During the Last Century of Swedish Rule (1720-1809) -- 7. The Age of Autonomy -- the Role of Higher Education in the Building of the Nation -- 8. The Expansion of Higher Education into Practical-Utilitarian Disciplines -- 9. The First Decades of Independence -- White Finland -- 10. The Development of Finlands Higher Education System After the Second World War -- Towards a Welfare State -- 11. The Growth of Student Numbers and the Establishment of Polytechnics -- 12. Conclusions -- The Institutional and Organisational Layers of Finnish Higher Education.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (330 pages)
• Subjects: 378.4897; Education, Higher -- Finland -- History; Education, Higher; Finland; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030208080; 3030208087
• Related ISBNs: 9783030208073
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.