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ERIC Number: EJ586114
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0011-5266
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The American College as the Place for Liberal Learning.
Brann, Eva T. H.
Daedalus, v128 n1 p151-71 Win 1999
True liberal education requires a specific physical environment designed to promote both planned and spontaneous conversation. These conditions are most likely to exist in the small, residential liberal arts college, particularly those with modest means, where collegiality and inclusiveness are valued. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Environment, College Role, Collegiality, Diversity (Student), Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Residential Colleges, Small Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: "Distinctively American: The Residential Liberal Arts Colleges." Journal availability: Daedalus Business Office, 136 Irving St., Ste. 100, Cambridge, MA 02138.