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Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown, 1960. Hard Cover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding and hinges, clean and bright pages. Cloth over boards has edge rubbing and exterior is dust-soiled at top. Book examines the role of general education in students' personal growth and development, particularly with regard to preparation for marriage, family, and vocation. Three parts: "Maturity in Personal and Social Adjustment," "Maturity in Preparation for Marriage and Family Living," and "Maturity in the Selection of a Vocation." Case studies of Columbia College, San Francisco State College, Moorhead State College, Boston University College of General Education, University of Minnesota, University of California at Berkeley, Merrill-Palmer School, University of Utah, Contra Costa College, Texas A & M, Fairleigh Dickinson University. Contributing authors: Russell M. Cooper, Ernest I. Stewart, Henry Clay Lindgren, Delsie Holmquist, Ernest B. Walston, Melvene Draheim Hardee, Orrin B. Powell, Wayne J. Anderson,… Read More