How Long to Read The Making of the Australian National University, 1946-1996

How Long Does it Take to Read The Making of the Australian National University, 1946-1996?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 4 minutes to read The Making of the Australian National University, 1946-1996 by Stephen Glynn Foster

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

First published 1996. This edition-with new introduction-published July 2009. The Australian National University has always been a university with a difference. Conceived in the mid-1940s to serve Australia's post-war needs for advanced research and postgraduate training, it quickly embraced the ideals and traditions of Oxford and Cambridge. Undergraduate teaching was introduced in 1960, following amalgamation with Canberra University College. The University continued to adapt to changes in Australian society, while retaining much of its unique structure and objectives. Stephen Foster and Margaret Varghese trace the ANU's history from its wartime origins to its fiftieth anniversary in 1996, featuring many of the prominent Australians who contributed to its making: 'Nugget' Coombs, Howard Florey, Mark Oliphant, W.K. Hancock, Douglas Copland, John Crawford, Peter Karmel; and others who stood out in particular fields, such as J.C.Eccles, Arthur Birch, Manning Clark, Russell Mathews, Ernest Titterton, Beryl Rawson, John Mulvaney, John Passmore and Frank Fenner. The Making of The Australian National University explores many themes in higher education during the last half century, including academic freedom, relations between universities and politicians, recruitment practices, the 'two cultures' of science and the humanities, collegial versus managerial structures, equality of opportunity, student politics, academics and architecture and universities in the marketplace. This is an affectionate and critical account of a remarkable Australian institution; and, more broadly, a fascinating study of how institutions work.

How long is The Making of the Australian National University, 1946-1996?

The Making of the Australian National University, 1946-1996 by Stephen Glynn Foster is 475 pages long, and a total of 121,125 words.

This makes it 160% the length of the average book. It also has 148% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Making of the Australian National University, 1946-1996 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 1 minute to read The Making of the Australian National University, 1946-1996 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Making of the Australian National University, 1946-1996?

The Making of the Australian National University, 1946-1996 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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