ERIC Number: EJ1398973
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 30
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-5748
EISSN: EISSN-1090-7009
The "People's Universities" over Time: Tracing the Histories and Evolutions of Regional Comprehensive Universities as Anchor Institutions between 1970 and 2000
Supplee, Lydia C.; Orphan, Cecilia M.
Review of Higher Education, v46 n4 p517-546 2023
Regional Comprehensive Universities (RCUs) are public institutions established to facilitate access, student-centeredness, and regional wellbeing, which has led scholars to call them the "people's universities." This study examined the histories of RCUs between 1970 and 2000, using qualitative inquiry and narrative analysis of data from oral history interviews with representatives of 51 RCUs and secondary and archival data. Grounded in the anchor institution framework and organizational ecology theory, findings demonstrate that RCUs evolved dynamically as anchor institutions to respond to regional needs while advancing educational equity and opportunity. This study also demonstrates that 1970-2000 was a significant era in the sector's history.
Descriptors: Educational History, Public Colleges, Student Centered Learning, Well Being, Access to Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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