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A Study On Social Service Function Of American Higher Education

Posted on:2009-05-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2167360272472152Subject:World History
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With coming of the Information Society and the Knowledge—based Economy Epoch, the colleges and universities are gradually going out of the "Ivory Tower" and becoming "Public Service Station", so as to have a significant influence on the development of the society. Researches on how the higher institutes can serve the society better is a "never-unfashionable" topic. The public service function had first established in the United States and contributed greatly to the development of American politics, economy and society, which set an advanced navigation mark for the development of colleges and universities in the world. Therefore, the study on the public service function of American higher education has a positive effect on the reformation and development of higher education in our country. Consequently, this thesis has a deep study on the origination and development of the public service function of American institutes of higher education, and excavation its force of occurrence and development from the system to the mind and culture in order to find helpful experience in them. Eventually, the motive and realistic enlightenment of the social service function of American colleges and universities is analyzed and inquired in this thesis.
Keywords/Search Tags:American institutes of higher education, function, the public service function, enlightenment
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