|
|
Article: Protecting and strengthening the dream: California junior colleges during the great depression.
- Article from:
- Michigan Academician
- Article date:
- September 22, 2001
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Michigan Academy of Science Arts & Letters. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
By 1930, California had established an educational network providing a variety of opportunities for youths and adults. The most distinguishing feature of this network consisted of forty-six junior colleges, thirty-three of them public. The Great Depression caused educators to broaden their thinking about the purposes and functions of junior colleges, emphasizing "community needs." Adult education was discussed increasingly by junior college educators when "youthful idlers," unable to find jobs, were being admitted back into high schools and junior colleges. Two-year institutions needed to devote more finances to vocational/technical programs, but less money was available. ...