Requiem for the Hutchins College: Recalling a Great Experiment in General Education.

Ward, F. Champion

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Publication Date: 1989

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Requiem for the Hutchins College: Recalling a Great Experiment in General Education.

Ward, F. Champion

Change, v21 n4 p24-33 Jul-Aug 1989

During the '40s and '50s, an experiment in general education was conducted at the undergraduate college at the University of Chicago. "The Chicago Plan" included: students would enroll after two years of high school; a strictly prescribed curriculum; an autonomous faculty; and comprehensive exams to assess students' progress. (MLW)

Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Educational History, Educational Innovation, General Education, Higher Education, Leadership, Liberal Arts, Undergraduate Study

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