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A Foundation's Story: The First Seventy-Five Years of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Piefer, Alan – 1979
The history of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) is traced. Three eras are described: 1905 to 1930, a period of initial creativity and influence; 1930 to 1966, a period of gradual decline, leading eventually to loss of independence and virtual extinction; and 1966 to 1979, a period of revitalization. Originally, CFAT…
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