A Quest for Common Learning : The Aims of General Education. A Carnegie Foundation Essay / Ernest L. Boyer and Arthur Levine.

The five chapters in this monograph discuss current issues in general education. Chapter I examines the weakness of general education programming, comparing general education to a spare room that has no agreed upon function. Chapter II notes the recent surge of interest in general education; examine...

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Main Authors: Boyer, Ernest L.
Levine, Arthur (Author)
Corporate Author: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1981.
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Physical Description:77 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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