community colleges and the promise of educational opportunity in America, 1900-1985 /
First Statement of Responsibility
Steven Brint, Jerome Karabel.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1989.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (ix, 312 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-299) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Diverted dream.
International Standard Book Number
0195048164
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Community colleges-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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.