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Article: Reinventing the philosphy of graduate engineering education
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- June 1, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright American Society of Agricultural Engineers Jun 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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A significant confluence of forces that prevailed in shaping a vast expanse of the historical landscape of America in the middle of the 19th century also invaded American academe and brought about the development of the graduate school in the United States.
Such convulsive forces as the democratization of access to American colleges, the emancipation of education from the dictates of religion, the expansion and diversification of collegiate curricula to include courses addressing the practical needs of agricultural and mechanical fields, the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890, and the significant influence of German universities on creative scholarship and original research all helped ...