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ERIC Number: EJ394056
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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The Genesis of the Community College.
Murray, John P.
Community Review, v9 n1-2 p25-34 Fall-Spr 1988-89
Traces the history of the two-year college movement in the United States, focusing on its philosophy of universal comprehensive education, the influence of William Rainey Harper and other figures on the role and direction of the first two-year colleges, and legislative and social influences on their growth and curricula. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Educational History, Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Note: Available from Community Review, Dept. 8010, Transaction Periodicals Consortium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903.