U.S. higher education reform: Origins and impact of student curricular choice
ARTICLE
Robert W. Elliott, School of Foreign Languages, China ; Valerie Osland Paton, Higher Education, United States
International Journal of Educational Development Volume 61, Number 1, ISSN 0738-0593 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Charles W. Eliot’s revision of curriculum through the elective system has had significant influence on U.S. higher education. Contemporary concerns about constrained resources and “efficiency” efforts have called into question the value of investments in diverse course and degree offerings. This summary of Eliot’s elective system and its impact on U.S. higher education curricula offers a historical perspective to inform contemporary discourse in a time of reform. Eliot’s inaugural speech and introduction of the elective system are examined, including the context for its introduction, the challenges incurred during implementation, and the benefits it has yielded for U.S. higher education and society.
Citation
Elliott, R.W. & Paton, V.O. (2018). U.S. higher education reform: Origins and impact of student curricular choice. International Journal of Educational Development, 61(1), 1-4. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved April 18, 2021 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/195650/.
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