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The increased support of science andtechnology were fundamental factors in theexpansion of university education in post-warBritain. American technical assistance toWestern Europe, exemplified by the MarshallPlan, also focused upon the role of appliedscience and technology as a means of boostingproductivity and competitiveness. This commonconcern for science and technology led Britainto consider the adoption of American models,specifically a British version of MIT, in thesearch for an effective higher education policyfor applied science and technology. However,this paper argues that, whilst America offeredimportant models for change, British policieswere ultimately shaped by British traditions.
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Bocock, J., Baston, L., Scott, P. et al. American Influence on British Higher Education: Science, Technology, and the Problem of University Expansion, 1945–1963. Minerva 41, 327–346 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MINE.0000005154.25610.b2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MINE.0000005154.25610.b2