Existing scholarship tends to understand university governance structurally (emphasizing formal authority and resource environments), culturally (focusing on history, norms, and leadership), or by combining both approaches (Kezar & Eckel, 2004). These models understand governance in instrumental terms, as the means for steering the university.…

Reviews the shortcomings of the European university of the 1930s as described by Ortega y Gasset in "The Mission of the University." Considers Ortega's recommendations for educational and political reform within the context of his concepts of life, culture, science, historical crisis, and vocation. Addresses his objectives for teaching…

The document consists of six papers dealing with major national and international issues in the 20th century. The papers were presented at a 1977 Yale University conference convened for the purpose of providing factual information on important historical issues to high school classroom teachers and encouraging the teachers to develop curriculum…