The vision of a university in the British tradition: reflecting on the Universities Tests Act 1871: what have we developed and what are we losing?

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Batorowicz, Krzysztof. 2012. "The vision of a university in the British tradition: reflecting on the Universities Tests Act 1871: what have we developed and what are we losing?" Harmes, Marcus K., Henderson, Lindsay, Harmes, Barbara and Antonio, Amy (ed.) The British World: Religion, Memory, Society, Culture (2012). Toowoomba, Australia 02 - 05 Jul 2012 Toowoomba, Australia.

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Paper/Presentation Title	The vision of a university in the British tradition: reflecting on the Universities Tests Act 1871: what have we developed and what are we losing?
Presentation Type	Paper
Author	Batorowicz, Krzysztof
Editors	Harmes, Marcus K., Henderson, Lindsay, Harmes, Barbara and Antonio, Amy
Journal or Proceedings Title	The British World: Religion, Memory, Society, Culture: Refereed Proceedings
ERA Conference ID	80566
Number of Pages	10
Year	2012
Place of Publication	Toowoomba, Australia
ISBN	9780987408204
Web Address (URL) of Paper	http://www.usq.edu.au/oac/Research/bwc
Conference/Event	The British World: Religion, Memory, Society, Culture (2012)
Event Details	The British World: Religion, Memory, Society, Culture (2012) The British World: Religion, Memory, Society, Culture: Conference Event Date 02 to end of 05 Jul 2012 Event Location Toowoomba, Australia
Abstract	This paper intends to assess the Universities Tests Act 1871 in the British history of universities and the nation. It is not an historical analysis; it is rather a reflection on the Act seen from today's perspective. Naturally, since the year 1871, the universities have made considerable progress and it is reasonable to expect that the ideas from the Act were developed. The paper addresses two important ideas contained within the Act: (i) The notion that universities should be 'freely accessible to the nation': and (ii) The role of religion in universities and colleges (as interpreted from the legislative definition of a 'college.') Following the analysis of the two ideas above, the paper will undertake a discussion on the significance of the Act for British and other universities.
Keywords	universities; ethos; higher education; history
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	390203. Sociology of education
	390303. Higher education
	430304. British history
Public Notes	Chapter 33. © The Contributors and Editors.
Byline Affiliations	Multicultural Centre
	Faculty of Arts
	Open Access College
	Australian Digital Futures Institute
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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