community colleges and the promise of educational opportunity in America, 1900-1985 /
Steven Brint, Jerome Karabel.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
1989.
1 online resource (ix, 312 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-299) and index.
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.
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.
Diverted dream.
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Education, Higher-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Education, Humanistic-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Vocational education-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Collèges communautaires-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
Éducation humaniste-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
Enseignement professionnel-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
Enseignement supérieur-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.