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ERIC Number: EJ395307
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Requiem for the Hutchins College: Recalling a Great Experiment in General Education.
Ward, F. Champion
Change, v21 n4 p24-33 Jul-Aug 1989
During the '40s and '50s, an experiment in general education was conducted at the undergraduate college at the University of Chicago. "The Chicago Plan" included: students would enroll after two years of high school; a strictly prescribed curriculum; an autonomous faculty; and comprehensive exams to assess students' progress. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Educational History, Educational Innovation, General Education, Higher Education, Leadership, Liberal Arts, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Comprehensive Examinations; Hutchins (Robert); University of Chicago IL