Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ410734
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0194-3081
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A History of Resilience.
Woodroof, Robert H.
New Directions for Community Colleges, n69 p3-7 Spr 1990
Reviews the history of private liberal arts junior colleges, from the founding of Lasell Female Academy in 1851, to their zenith in the mid-1940s, and their decline in numbers and enrollments in the 1970s. Emphasizes their role in the development of egalitarianism within U.S. higher education. (DMM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Declining Enrollment, Educational History, Educational Trends, Private Colleges, Two Year Colleges
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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