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ERIC Number: EJ538075
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
Two-Year Colleges in Arkansas: History, Changes, and Uncertainties.
McKay, John
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v20 n6 p509-18 Nov-Dec 1996
Reviews the history of two-year colleges in Arkansas, discussing their beginnings in the late 1800s, enabling legislation as public junior colleges in the 1960s, expansion in the 1970s, and major changes in the 1990s. Describes current issues of concern, such as institutional mergers, local college governance structures, and state funding. (AJL)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational History, Governance, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Politics of Education, Statewide Planning, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Schools
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Arkansas
Note: Theme issue topic:"Focus on America: Part I."