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Reform in the General Education Movement: The Case of Michigan State College, 1938-1952
- The Journal of General Education
- Penn State University Press
- Volume 61, Number 2, 2012
- pp. 141-175
- 10.1353/jge.2012.0017
- Article
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Using a historical methodology, this article posits that general education reform at Michigan State College operated in a matrix of influence involving educational research, philanthropy, and inter- and intra-institutional cooperation—rather than a top-down channeling of reform from "prestigious institutions"—and a cyclical interplay between national discussions and local implementation.