The Chautauqua movement: revolution in popular higher education.

From: Journal of Higher Education | Date: July 1, 1999| Author: Scott, John C. | Copyright information

The history and significance of the Chautauqua movement's innovations in the development of higher education in the US from the 1870s to the 1930s are evaluated. Notable among these innovations were the articulation of the first modern theory of adult education by the movement's co-founder John H. Vincent and the pioneering programs in university press, summer sessions as well as extension and correspondence courses by the Chautauqua University. The influence of these program's on the Univers...

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