EDUC247 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Terminal Degree
30 Jun 2016
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Expansion of higher education: long term trends. Trend continues gradually, by 1950 many people attending universities, by. Gender more and more women in higher education; many opportunites for women since post civil war. White: black/hispanic ratio is about 3:2 by 1970s. Expense: higher education in last thirty years has increased more than the rate of inflateion: federal aid has gone up incredibly, most campuses try to have need-blind admission; not the case in the. Most rapid increase of higher education was b/t 1945-1980. ~2. 5 mill americans in college after wwii to about 20 million. Delaware in the 1920s still see some old customs: ex: if you knew latin and greek, you get a bachelor of arts degree; if you didn"t, you get a bachelor of science degree. Old notion that knowing latin and greek made an educated person. Women"s college established small enough college that they had college hour with all the students and faculty.
