The Role of the Liberal Arts College: A Historical Overview of the Debates.

Pfnister, Allan O.

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ERIC Number: EJ295424

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Role of the Liberal Arts College: A Historical Overview of the Debates.

Pfnister, Allan O.

Journal of Higher Education, v55 n2 p145-70 Mar-Apr 1984

The conversion of liberal arts institutions into comprehensive institutions primarily engaged in vocational and occupational programs is discussed. The liberal arts college is seen as an endangered species that needs to be preserved at all costs. A history of the liberal arts college in America is provided. (MLW)

Descriptors: College Role, Educational History, Futures (of Society), General Education, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Small Colleges

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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