The Structure of Higher Education in the German Democratic Republic
DOCUMENT ISSUE ED 144 476 HE 009 264 AUTHOR , Giles, Geoffrey J. TITLE The Structure of Higher Education in the German Democratic Republic. Yale Higher Education Program Working Paper. INSTITUTION Yale Univ., New.Haven, Conn. Inet. for Social and Policy Studies. SKONS AGENCY Lilly Endowment, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. REPORTING. YHEP-12 .PUB DATE r Oct 76 NOTE 43p.; Best copy available AVAILABLE FROM Yale University, Institution for Social and Policy Studies,, 16A Yale-Station (111 Prospect Street), New Haven, Connecticut 06520 . EDRS PRICE MF-$0.83 HC-$2.06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Administrative Organization; Colleges; College Students; *Comparat-ive Education; Comparative Statistics; •*Educational Supply; *Foreign Countries; Governance; *HigherEducation; Manpower Development; *Po,}itical Influences; Universities .IDENTIFIERS *East Germany ABSTRACT. Postsecondary education in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) is largely' the domain of the Ministry of Higher and Technical Education, which-is responsible both for higher education and for training carried out in the loser- level technical, engineering, and vocational schools. This paper covers the higher education sectr, which has been a major concern to the regime since the- end of World War II. The priorities and administrative organization of the colleges and universities are described, with emphasis on political ramifications. Statistical tables are included on student characteristics. (LBH) YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, Conn. 06520 THE STRUCTURE OF HIGHER ÉDUCATION IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC by Geoffrey J, Giles* YALE HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM' WORKING PAPER YHEP-12 October 1976 *Geoffrey J. Giles Research Associate, Program of Comparative and Historical Studies of Higher Education The research reported in this paper has been part.of the Yale Higher Education Program.
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