In the heart of the community: foundation of a junior college

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dc.contributorBray, Nathaniel
dc.contributorHardy, David
dc.contributorLaanan, Frankie
dc.contributorWebb, Alan
dc.contributor.advisorMajor, Claire H.
dc.contributor.authorKitchens. II, Grover Harrison
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-12T16:28:29Z
dc.date.available2021-05-12T16:28:29Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThere has been much written on the topic of higher education in America. All facets from formation to expansion to experimentation to controversial issues in institutions of higher education have been discussed and dissected. However, one of the most compelling higher educational topics is the emergence and development of the junior college. This educational innovation is particularly American and formed in the early years of the twentieth century. The two-year college is purported to have been founded in 1901, and the institution today shows great variety and responsiveness to its communities. The early versions of the two-year institution sought to provide basic coursework that students could transfer to a university, but over time two-year institutional offerings expanded to include terminal degrees as well as technical education. The two-year college was then and is now, responsive to the social and economic needs of the communities that they served. The emergence of Snead Junior College is illustrative of the development of two-year institutions. Snead evolved from a private Methodist Episcopal elementary and high school and become a junior college in 1935. The foundation laid by educational missionaries allowed for the institution’s early transformation into a two-year college. The challenges that were faced were both local and national in scope, but with planning and determination Snead Junior College was founded. Today, the institution is still providing educational opportunities to the people in northeast Alabama as a community college, operating as Snead State Community College.en_US
dc.format.extent224 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
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dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0003736
dc.identifier.otherKitchensII_alatus_0004D_14357
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/7679
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectHigher education
dc.subjectAmerican history
dc.subjectWomen's studies
dc.titleIn the heart of the community: foundation of a junior collegeen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.disciplineHigher Education Administration
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.nameEd.D.

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