From the liberal to the practical arts in American colleges and universities: Organizational analysis and curricular change

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-180

  Brint, Steven ^a   Riddle, Mark ^a   Turk Bicakci, Lori ^a   Levy, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 18144408029     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2005.11778909     Document Type: Article

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