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A Brief History of General Education
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O'Banion, Terry – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
In the 1960s, general education was at the forefront of innovative programs in American community colleges. Every community college designed a program of a common core of courses for the common person. General education was so popular it was included as one of the required components of a comprehensive community college along with university…
Descriptors: Educational History, General Education, Community Colleges, Remedial Instruction