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ERIC Number: EJ420814
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
Hutchins, Adler, and the University of Chicago: A Critical Juncture.
Dzuback, Mary Ann
American Journal of Education, v99 n1 p57-76 Nov 1990
Examines the career of Robert Hutchins, dean of the Yale Law School and later president of the University of Chicago, and his shift from advocating a curriculum based on the social sciences to one based on philosophy and the great books. (DM)
Descriptors: Biographies, College Curriculum, College Presidents, Higher Education, Philosophy, Social Problems, Social Sciences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Books Curriculum; Hutchins (Robert); Mortimer Adler; Oberlin College OH; University of Chicago IL