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Fast and curious : a history of shortcuts in American education / Robert L. Hampel.
Van Pelt Library LB1027.3 .H363 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hampel, Robert L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--United States--Experimental methods--History.
- Education.
- Educational change--United States--History.
- Educational change.
- Educational innovations.
- History.
- United States.
- Educational innovations--United States--History.
- Education--Experimental methods.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 173 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
- Summary:
- Fast and Curious examines four types of shortcuts in the history of American education: streamlined paths to vocational success, cultural sophistication, college credentials, and the efficient use of English. The chapters profile Norman Rockwell, the Harvard Classics, Cliffs Notes, speed-reading, a doctor of arts diploma for college teachers, and other riveting examples of time savers that have attracted millions of ambitious Americans since the late nineteenth century. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Shortcuts to success : correspondence schools
- Shortcuts to culture : self-education
- Saving time in colleges and universities
- The zeal for brevity : simplified spelling, shorthand, speed reading
- Epilogue : the enduring appeal of shortcuts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hampel, Robert L. Fast and curious.
- ISBN:
- 9781475836929
- 1475836929
- 9781475836936
- 1475836937
- OCLC:
- 1004769674
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