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Download full textThelin, John R.; Townsend, Barbara K. – 1987
The possible use of fiction about colleges as part of the study of higher education is considered, based on analysis of 80 student-centered college novels written by authors who attended the depicted colleges. The novels used colleges as either the subject matter or setting. Three criticisms of the idea of using fiction are discussed, including…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Athletics, College Environment, College Students
Thelin, John R. – 1982
The notion of applied history is used to complicate present-minded conceptions of higher education by examining both the continuities and changes in colleges and universities. The collection of essays aims to leave the reader with two habits: (1) the active use of the methods and strategies of historical research in approaching professional…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Archives, Athletics, Change Agents
