Growth of an American Invention: A Documentary History of the Junior and Community College Movement (Contributions to the Study of Education)

ISBN: 0313249938

Author: Diener, Thomas

Condition: New

Review.,."a most important historical document. In fact, I have learned some new bits of our history. This book has a treasured place in my library."-Dale Parnell, President, American Association of Community and Junior Colleges?...a most important historical document. In fact, I have learned some new bits of our history. This book has a treasured place in my library.?-Dale Parnell, President, American Association of Community and Junior Colleges?The junior college came into being during the late 19th century to filter underprepared students away from the emerging American universities. These new two-year institutions were conceived to enable the university to replicate the German model of specialized scholarship and graduate studies by eliminating the need to provide freshman and sophomore studies.... Diener's documentary history includes a sampling of all voices--from Henry Tappan and William Rainey Harper, who tried to Germanize the American university, to community college boosters such as Doak Campbell and Roger Yarrington, to critics such as Gregory Goodwin and Fred Pincus. The introductory materials and the bibliographic essay contribute significantly to this essential volume. Essential, as these documents are otherwise virtually inaccessible. For academic libraries serving graduate students and upper-division undergraduates.?-Choice..."a most important historical document. In fact, I have learned some new bits of our history. This book has a treasured place in my library."-Dale Parnell, President, American Association of Community and Junior Colleges"The junior college came into being during the late 19th century to filter underprepared students away from the emerging American universities. These new two-year institutions were conceived to enable the university to replicate the German model of specialized scholarship and graduate studies by eliminating the need to provide freshman and sophomore studies.... Diener's documentary history includes a sampling of all voices--from Henry Tappan and William Rainey Harper, who tried to Germanize the American university, to community college boosters such as Doak Campbell and Roger Yarrington, to critics such as Gregory Goodwin and Fred Pincus. The introductory materials and the bibliographic essay contribute significantly to this essential volume. Essential, as these documents are otherwise virtually inaccessible. For academic libraries serving graduate students and upper-division undergraduates."-ChoiceAbout the Authorener /f Thomas