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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796206403321

Autore

Hampel Robert L.

Titolo

Fast and curious : a history of shortcuts in American education / / Robert L. Hampel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

1-4758-3694-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 pages)

Disciplina

370.973

Soggetti

Education - Experimental methods - United States - History

Educational change - United States - History

Educational innovations - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Shortcuts to success : correspondence schools -- Shortcuts to culture : self-education -- Saving time in colleges and universities -- The zeal for brevity : simplified spelling, shorthand, speed reading -- Epilogue : the enduring appeal of shortcuts.