Connected Thoughts: A Reinterpretation of the Reorganization of Antioch College in the 1920s

by Stephen R. Herr

Overview

Since Antioch's reorganization in the early 1920s the event has been heralded as a wonder of academic innovation and generally credited to the work of one man, Arthur Morgan. This book examines the politics of educational innovation as represented by that reorganization. Connected Thoughts draws on a large number of sources to redefine Antioch College's reorganization. In doing this the author links the event to the numerous institutions, organizations and individuals who helped define the event, showing that the reorganization was neither a remarkable educational innovation not the work of one man, but rather required the efforts of a number of individuals whose work was in many ways in harmony with both the traditions of the institution and the larger educational community. This is an illuminating study of institutional renewal and reorganization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761805809
Publisher:	UPA
Publication date:	12/30/1996
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Stephen R. Herr is Assistant Professor of Education at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tennessee.

Editorial Reviews

Herr does an excellent job of setting the stage...by tracing the history of Antioch as well as the evolution of manual labor as a part of higher education.

History of Education Quarterly

...raises so many important questions about the legends surrounding Antioch College.

The Antioch Review

Herr does an excellent job of setting the stage...by tracing the history of Antioch as well as the evolution of manual labor as a part of higher education.

History Of Education Quarterly