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| Charles, Searle F. | 1 |
| Witt, Allen A. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedWattenbarger, James L.; Witt, Allen A. – Community College Review, 1995
Describes the debate over how and when the community college movement spread from the Midwest to California. Presents evidence that the University of Chicago's William Rainey Harper was working in 1900 to convince three California colleges to drop their upper division and become junior colleges. Considers the role of David Starr Jordan in the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Educational Theories
Peer reviewedCharles, Searle F.; Wattenbarger, James L. – Community College Review, 1991
Describes the activities of the National Council of State Directors of Community/Junior Colleges and the roles of state directors and governing boards. Traces the concerns of the state directors from their first meetings in the 1960s through the 1970s, noting changes in meeting themes and in council recommendations. (DMM)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational History
