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Kabinett – Seminar – Institut: Raum und Rahmen des forschenden Lernens
Author(s) -
Schubring Gert
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
berichte zur wissenschaftsgeschichte
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1522-2365
pISSN - 0170-6233
DOI - 10.1002/bewi.20000230304
Subject(s) - german , transition (genetics) , incentive , active listening , space (punctuation) , service (business) , library science , mathematics education , art history , sociology , history , computer science , chemistry , psychology , philosophy , archaeology , linguistics , business , communication , marketing , biochemistry , economics , gene , microeconomics
The paper examines the transition from the traditional forms of learning at German universitites to the specialized research‐oriented forms estahlished during the 19 th century. The first transition occurred by complementing the passive form of listening in the Hörsaal with the active studies in the Seminars . While the Seminars remained largely restricted to the humanities and to mathematics, another transition took place in the exact sciences: here, cabinets ‐ originally service facilities for demonstrations by professors during their lectures ‐ were first changed to become Praktika providing students with space for experiments of their own, and were later transformed into Institutes combining all research and study facilities necessary for the by now differentiated and specialized disciplines. The impressive palace‐like buildings for chemistry and physics institutes became an incentive for other, less experimental disciplines to obtain suitably representative buildings as well.