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Publication Date: 1989
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Milwaukee's Alverno College: For 16 Years, a Pioneer in Weaning Students from Dependence on Teachers.
Magner, Denise K.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v35 n21 pA10-13 Feb 1 1989
Alverno College students receive no grades and do not compete with each other, but to graduate, they must demonstrate competence in eight "abilities": communication, analysis, problem solving, valuing, social interaction, taking responsibility for the global environment, effective citizenship, and aesthetic response. (MSE)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Church Related Colleges, Citizenship, Communication (Thought Transfer), Competency Based Education, Environmental Standards, Experimental Colleges, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence, Liberal Arts, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving, Small Colleges, Value Judgment
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