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| Pullias, Earl V. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedPullias, Earl V. – Community College Review, 1975
The higher education system of the United States evolved from the English college, the land grant college, and the German university. The land grant college, which combined lofty idealism with hard practicality, and which established the concept of education for the masses, is a true forerunner of our community colleges today. (DC)
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education
