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ERIC Number: EJ159627
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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The Renaissance of the American College, 1865-1885
Offenberg, Richard S.
Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 30, 1, 49-58, Spr 77
The author describes the rapid growth in American higher education in the 20 years following the Civil War. Educational characteristics of this era included development of "people's" universities, reshaping of undergraduate curriculum, coeducational and graduate programs, and innovative educational administration. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational History, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Undergraduate Study
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