The Unintended Revolution in America's Colleges Since 1940.

Bonner, Thomas N.

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Unintended Revolution in America's Colleges Since 1940.

Bonner, Thomas N.

Change, v18 n5 p44-51 Sep-Oct 1986

The vast changes that crumbled the ivory tower of 1940 were unforseen, unplanned, and largely unintended. Educators did not control developments but were carried along on social and demographic currents: the demands of war, returning veterans, economic growth, the baby boom, Vietnam, campus revolt, economic decline, and changing public support. (MLW)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Activism, College Environment, College Role, Educational Change, Educational History, Enrollment, Futures (of Society), Higher Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: G I Bill; National Defense Education Act

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