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ERIC Number: EJ507104
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0091-5521
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The Excitement of Discovery and the Perils of Premature Conclusions.
Ratcliff, James L.
Community College Review, v22 n4 p29-34 Spr 1995
Questions whether William Rainey Harper was responsible for David Starr Jordan's and Benjamin Ida Wheeler's advocacy of the municipal junior college in California; whether Jordan and Wheeler introduced the idea to Senator Anthony Caminetti prior to his introduction of the bill permitting six-year high schools; and what constitutes sufficient historical evidence in such cases. (12 citations) (MAB)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Educational Theories, Influences, Leadership, School Restructuring, State Colleges, State Legislation, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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