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Critical Analysis Of The Master Plan For Higher Education In California, Joanna M. Oxendine
Critical Analysis Of The Master Plan For Higher Education In California, Joanna M. Oxendine
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
The Master Plan for Higher Education in California is often touted as the pinnacle of success in terms of its contributions to establishing open-access, (nearly) tuition-free higher education for all Californians who wish to pursue it. This perception, though, may be skewed, as it does not take into account the historical context of the Plan, nor its potential flaws and shortcomings. This article provides an analysis and critique of the Master Plan, applying historical and theoretical lenses to frame a more complete picture of the Plan both at its 1960 inception and today. Viability of the Plan in the early …