Medieval History
We like to think that we have moved on from the Middle Ages, but do universities from that period have something to teach us about the role of government in education? This column thinks so.
How does a new form of knowledge enter the public sphere and what are the consequences for economic activity? Today, thousands of students are pursuing university degrees in biotechnologies and computer sciences in order to enter the high-tech labour force or to become entrepreneurs. Do the institutions that train them generate economic growth? What roles can governments play in establishing educational institutions and supporting investments in the new forms of human capital they produce?
These are not new issues: around 100 years ago, the modern American research university ? often supported by public funds ? was taking shape, training scientists and engineers who were employed in the burgeoning industries of the early 20th century (Goldin and Katz 1999). Perhaps surprisingly, by going even further back in history ? all the way to medieval Europe ? we can learn important lessons about the relationships among public policy, educational institutions, educational content, and economic development.
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- Education And Ignorance: The Use Of Knowledge In The Medieval World C.550-1550
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The University of Manchester Medieval Postgraduate Conference Education and Ignorance: The Use of Knowledge in the Medieval World c.550-1550 John Rylands Library, Deansgate Monday 6 - Tuesday 7th June 2011 CALL FOR PAPERS Modern historiography has often...
Medieval History
How universities helped transform the medieval world
We like to think that we have moved on from the Middle Ages, but do universities from that period have something to teach us about the role of government in education? This column thinks so.
How does a new form of knowledge enter the public sphere and what are the consequences for economic activity? Today, thousands of students are pursuing university degrees in biotechnologies and computer sciences in order to enter the high-tech labour force or to become entrepreneurs. Do the institutions that train them generate economic growth? What roles can governments play in establishing educational institutions and supporting investments in the new forms of human capital they produce?
These are not new issues: around 100 years ago, the modern American research university ? often supported by public funds ? was taking shape, training scientists and engineers who were employed in the burgeoning industries of the early 20th century (Goldin and Katz 1999). Perhaps surprisingly, by going even further back in history ? all the way to medieval Europe ? we can learn important lessons about the relationships among public policy, educational institutions, educational content, and economic development.
Click here to read this article from VOX
- Learning About The Middle Ages Can't Get You A Job (so Says The National Post)
As universities welcome a new batch of students this month, the media has shifted its attention to what kind of programs they should be learning. According to Robyn Urback, writing in the Canadian newspaper The National Post, you shouldn't want to...
- We Can Learn Lessons From Vikings To Adapt To Global Change
History can teach us how best to respond to climate change, economic turmoil and cultural upheaval, which seems to be pressing concerns of today, scientists have suggested. Scientists studying the past environments and archaeological remains of Greenland...
- Call For Papers: The Xvith World Economic History Congress
Call for Papers: The XVIth World Economic History Congress (8-13 July 2012, Stellenbosch, South Africa) Ancient History Session Panel Title: ?Transport infrastructure and economic development in the Roman World (1st c. BC ? 6th c. AD)? According to the...
- Education And Ignorance: The Use Of Knowledge In The Medieval World C.550-1550
The University of Manchester Medieval Postgraduate Conference Education and Ignorance: The Use of Knowledge in the Medieval World c.550-1550 John Rylands Library, Deansgate Monday 6 - Tuesday 7th June 2011 CALL FOR PAPERS Modern historiography has often...
- The University Of Manchester Medieval Postgraduate Conference
The University of Manchester Medieval Postgraduate Conference Education and Ignorance: The Use of Knowledge in the Medieval World c.550-1550 John Rylands Library, Deansgate Monday 6 - Tuesday 7th June 2011 CALL FOR PAPERS Modern historiography has often...