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PDF pending restorationJohnson, Eldon L. – 1980
A review of the evolution and characteristics of the emerging land grant institutions during the period from the passing of the Morrill Act in 1862 until about 1890 refutes some popular misconceptions about these institutions. Land grant institutions added new subjects to the curriculum, provided higher education for the "industrial…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Educational Demand, Educational History, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedKerr, Clark – Educational Record, 1994
The three great federal policy initiatives concerning higher education, the land-grant movement of the 1860s, the World War II-era decision to rely on universities for basic and applied research, and the GI Bill of 1944, have affected development of the American system of higher education more than any others. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational History
Download full textJohn, Walton C., Ed. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1925
For more than a quarter of a century the United States has witnessed a period remarkable in the variety and the extent of its scientific achievements. This is all the more apparent if individuals compare developments in the fields of agriculture, engineering, and their allied sciences and industries with those of the preceding period. Likewise a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Role, Educational Objectives, Educational History
