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ERIC Number: EJ595192
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
The Higher Learning in America.
Hutchins, Robert M.
Journal of Higher Education, v70 n5 p524-32 Sep-Oct 1999
Analysis of the state of public higher education in the United States focuses on government financing of higher education, the high costs of both government and good education, and student attitudes toward their education. A new general education curriculum design at the University of Chicago (Illinois), designed to alleviate some of these problems, is described. (Originally published in 1933) (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Role, Costs, Educational Finance, Educational History, Educational Trends, Financial Support, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Private Colleges, Public Colleges, Public Education, Resource Allocation, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: University of Chicago IL
Note: Theme issue: "Special Anniversary Issue: A Look Back."