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Direct linkMeshoulam, David – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In the United States after World War II, science had come to occupy a central place in the minds of policy makers, scientists, and the public. Negotiating different views between these groups proved a difficult task and spilled into debates over the role and scope of science education. To examine this process, this dissertation traces the history…
Descriptors: Humanities, Physics, Science Instruction, Science Curriculum
Peer reviewedGasman, Marybeth; Lundy-Wagner, Valerie; Ransom, Tafaya; Bowman, Nelson, III – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2010
This book is organized into nine chapters. First the authors provide a historical overview of historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs), examining their founding as well as the role of African Americans, missionaries, and industrial philanthropists in their development. They also look at how these institutions have changed over time,…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational History, Educational Change, School Desegregation
Colvard, Dean W. – 1985
An account about living in one of the last states to integrate public universities to include blacks is provided by former Mississippi State University (MSU) president (1960-1966), Dean W. Colvard. He recounts his initial reactions to the invitation to become MSU president in the face of predictable racial problems, and his reception as an…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Athletics, Black Students, Civil Rights Legislation
American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities, Rexburg, ID. – 1985
Six talks from a conference on private higher education are presented. In "Regulating the Private University in the Name of Civil Rights," Robert A. Destro considers the "prevailing philosophy" of civil rights enforcement and developments since 1964. "AAPICU and 'The Civil Rights Act of 1984,'" by Bruce C. Hafen,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Role, Church Related Colleges, Civil Rights
