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ERIC Number: EJ580195
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
The History and Development of the Two-Year Colleges in Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Colleges and The Wisconsin Technical College System.
Snider, Lana G.
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v23 n1 p107-123 Feb 1999
Discusses four periods in the development of Wisconsin's two-year institutions: (1) the relevant legislative initiatives passed between 1900 and 1925; (2) a time of change and mild growth from 1933 to 1945; (3) a period of stability following World War II; and (4) an era of explosive growth and subsequent stability from 1960 to present. Appended are three statistical tables. Contains 26 references. (AS)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Planning, Institutional Mission, Tables (Data), Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: University of Wisconsin Colleges; Wisconsin Technical College System
Note: Special issue: "Focus on America: Part V."