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Cross, K. Patricia – 1978
If colleges were to accept the mission of helping each student to learn as much and as well as possible, the organization of education would change. In that the three fundamental practices of education--classes, semesters, and grades--are counterproductive to the goal of maximizing student learning and exist only to meet administrative and fiscal…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, College Role, Community Colleges