英语国家社会与文化入门u

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1、EducationintheUnitedStatesTrendsinDegreeProgramsEducationforAllTrendsindegreeprogram1970sto1980s:Manystudentswerechoosingmajorfieldsthatwouldpreparethemforspecificjobs.Theychosemanagement,computerandinformationscience,economyandotherfieldswhichcangivethemahighincome.Trendsindegreep

2、rogramBut,someobserversbelievethistrendtowardpre-professionalismmaybeendingandstudentsareswitchingbacktotraditionareasofstudyFlourishingofLargeUniversities—factorscontributingtotheflourishingoflargeuniversitiesinAmerica---Largeuniversitiesofferthebestlibrariesandfacilitiesforscienti

3、ficresearch.---Largeuniversitiesprovidestudentswith“mainframe”(大型机，主机)computer.---Largeuniversitiesattractstudentswithmodernlaboratories.PuritancontributiontoAmericaneducation---1.In1634,theyopena“Latingrammar”school,aschoolforthosewhowantedtoprepareforcollege.---2.In1636,HarvardCol

4、legewasfoundedforthetrainingofreligiousministers---3.In1634and1638,thePuritanspassedlawsdeclaringthatallpropertycouldbetaxedforthecommongood,whichincludedthesupportofschools.(清教徒制定的法律规定，所有的财产都要上税，用于支持公益项目，包括对学校的赞助)whatstudentsdointheirsparetime?ChinesestudentsUSstudentsThesamePlayga

5、mesgoshoppingWatchTV,movies,TravelThedifferentUSstudentslikeorganizingpartiesandtakingpartinsocialactivities.EducationforAll---GIBillofRightsTheServicemen'sReadjustmentActof1944,knowninformallyastheG.I.Bill,wasalawthatprovidedarangeofbenefitsforreturningWorldWarIIveterans(commonlyre

6、ferredtoasGI.s).benefitsincludedlow-costmortgages,loanstostartabusinessorfarm,cashpaymentsoftuitionandlivingexpensestoattendcollege,highschoolorvocationaleducation,aswellasoneyearofunemploymentcompensation.Itwasavailabletoeveryveteranwhohadbeenonactivedutyduringthewaryearsforatleast

7、ninetydaysandhadnotbeendishonorablydischarged.Bytheendoftheprogramin1956,7.8millionof16millionWorldWarIIveterans(49%)hadusedtheGIBilleducationbenefitsand2.4millionhadhomeloansbackedbytheVeterans'AdministrationGIBillofRights“Buy-up”OptionTimeLimit/eligibilityEducationGI.BillEducation

8、forAll---Affirmativ