educational reform: the expansion of higher education and the inauguration of the open university

Question 1

there were fears that Britain was ?

Answer 1

slipping behind in science and technological education

Question 2

fears that britain was slipping behind in science and technological education already led to?

Answer 2

the establishment of the Robbins Committee in 1961

Question 3

what did the Robbins Report find?

Answer 3

that Britain lagged behind France,Germany and the US in provision of university places
-too many students followed arts-related courses to the exclusion of the study science and technology

Question 4

labour gov responded by expanding higher education.
What replaced colleges of technology?

Answer 4

polytechnics
-their focus was to be on applied education for work and science + would concentrate on teaching rather than research

Question 5

nine colleges of advanced technology became?

Answer 5

full universities

Question 6

royal college of science in Scotland became?

Answer 6

Strathclyde university

Question 7

what were to be founded?

Answer 7

‘new’ universities were to be founded

Question 8

by 1968 there were how many polytechnics and how many universities?

Answer 8

-30 polytechnics and 56 universities

Question 9

new institutions brought what?

Answer 9

new courses and it became possible to take a degree in town planning + architecture for example

Question 10

new polytechnics and universities opened up what?

Answer 10

higher education for many whose family never attended a university

Question 11

who still dominated old universities?

Answer 11

middle-class children