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ERIC Number: EJ295426
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Are the Liberal Arts an Endangered Species?
Zammuto, Raymond F.
Journal of Higher Education, v55 n2 p184-211 Mar-Apr 1984
Changes in the composition of colleges and universities during the 1970s and the changes in the subpopulation of institutions with a high commitment to liberal arts education were studied. The effect these changes had on the diversity of the population and subpopulation is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Declining Enrollment, Demography, General Education, Higher Education, Institutional Environment, Liberal Arts, Models, Population Trends, Surveys
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Diversity (Students); Higher Education General Information Survey