Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ568066
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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"The Two Joes Meet--Joe College, Joe Veteran": The G. I. Bill, College Education, and Postwar American Culture.
Clark, Daniel A.
History of Education Quarterly, v38 n2 p165-89 Sum 1998
Examines how the World War II veterans' influx into higher education changed the perception of that institution in the minds of the public and its portrayal in popular media. Previously characterized as an upper-crust indulgence, college became an acceptable symbol of social mobility. Includes reproductions of magazine advertisements. (MJP)
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, Cultural Influences, Educational Attitudes, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Sociology, Enrollment, Higher Education, Mass Media, Social Mobility, Social Stratification, Sociocultural Patterns, United States History, Veterans Education, World War II
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: G I Bill
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