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Community College Movement in Perspective

Teachers College Responds to the Truman Administration

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Community College Movement in Perspective

Teachers College Responds to the Truman Administration

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Community colleges are the great American education success story of the 20th century. This account of their origin, the vision of the Truman Commission, and the enduring role played by Teachers College, Columbia University is both informative and entertaining. As we move forward in the 21st century, the community colleges will be teaching more than half of the post-secondary students. Knowing the history and understanding the purpose of the institution will be important to all involved in the education community.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 The Truman Commission
Chapter 5 1 The U.S. Scene in 1947
Chapter 6 2 Origins of Two-Year Junior Colleges
Chapter 7 3 Teachers College and the Associate Nursing Degree
Chapter 8 4 How to Do It Guidelines
Chapter 9 5 Ralph R. Fields
Chapter 10 6 Walter E. Sindlinger
Chapter 11 7 Michael Brick
Chapter 12 8 Joseph N. Hankin
Chapter 13 9 Community Colleges and research at the Turn of the Century
Chapter 14 Appendix A Biographies
Chapter 15 Appendix B Dissertations List
Chapter 16 About the Authors

Product details

Published 01 Sep 2004
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 208
ISBN 9780585457772
Imprint R&L Education
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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