EDUC 386 Knowledge Inventory on Higher Education (PPsp09)

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Preliminary Knowledge Inventory on Higher Education

EDUC 386 History and Philosophy of Higher Education

What university was mentioned first in

the history of western civilization?

1. Oxford University

2. University of Constantinople

3. University of al-Azhar4. University of Carthage


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University of Carthage259 AD

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What was the first state university?

University of Salamanca

University of Constantinople

University of Paris

University of Sri-Nalanda-Mahavihara


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University of Constantinople425-848 AD

Funded by state taxes in 1053

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Constantinople
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What early universities established theprofessorial ranks of assistant,associate, and full?

1. The English universities

Oxford and Cambridge

2. The French universities

Paris and Toulouse

3. The Islamic universities

Cordoba and al-Azhar

4. The Buddhist universities

Sri-Nalanda-Mahavihara

and Viramasila


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The Islamic universitiesCordoba and al-Azhar

Existing from 700 to 1300 AD

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What older university was the first to

enroll 10,000 students?

Sir-Nalanda-Mahavihara University

University of Paris

University of Berlin

University of Salamanca


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Sir-Nalanda-Mahavihara University650 AD

http://hubpages.com/hub/ANCIENT-INDIAN-UNIVERSITIES
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What was the first university in the

Western Hemisphere?

3. University of Saint Thomas Aquinas

4. Harvard University

5. Georgetown University

6. University of Chile


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University of Saint Thomas Aquinas1538 AD

In the Dominican Republic

http://en.wikipedia

.org/wiki/International_Council_of_Universities_of_Saint_Thomas
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What was the first Catholic university

and its sponsoring religious group in the

United States?

1. The American bishops and

Catholic University of America

2. The Congregation of Holy Cross and

the University of Notre Dame

3. The Congregation of the Mission and

DePaul University

4. The Society of Jesus and

Georgetown University


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The Society of Jesus and Georgetown University

1789

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What was the first all womens college in

the United States?

Troy Female Seminary

Wellesley College

Mount Holyoke

Mills College


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Troy Female Seminary--1821

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.com/eb/article-9125073/Troy-Female-Seminary
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What is the oldest college in the United

States and the first to advance curricular

electivism?

Dartmouth College

Yale College/University

Harvard College/University The College of William and Mary


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Harvard College/Universityfounded in 1636

and espoused curricular electivism in 1869

http://www.news.harvard.edu/guide/intro/index.html
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The idea of academic freedom can be

traced as far back as:

3. Charles Eliot and the founding of the Association of

American Universities

4. John Dewey and the founding of the American

Association of University Professors

5. Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and beginning of the

scholars privileges in German lands

6. Wilhelm von Humboldt and the University of Berlin


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Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and beginning

of the scholars privileges in German lands

12th Century

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Standardization was the movement to

regularize the policies, practices, and

structures of American colleges; it was

brought about by:

3. The Dartmouth Decision of 1819

4. The Yale Report of 18285. The Flexner Report of 1918

6. The North Central Association in 1895


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The North Central Association of Schools and

Colleges in 1895one of the major forces inthe beginning of regional accreditation

http://www.ncacasi.org/
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EDUC 386 Knowledge Inventory on Higher Education (PPsp09)