The diverted dream : community colleges and the promise of educational opportunity in America, 1900-1985 /

A history of community colleges in America; examines the shift of emphasis from liberal-arts transfer courses to terminal vocational programs and the implications of this for upward mobility.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brint, Steven G.
Other Authors: Karabel, Jerome
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.
Series:OUP E-Books.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:A history of community colleges in America; examines the shift of emphasis from liberal-arts transfer courses to terminal vocational programs and the implications of this for upward mobility.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 312 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-299) and index.
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