The People's Colleges: A History of the New York State Extension Service in Cornell University and the State, 1876-1948

by Ruby Green Smith

Book Overview

"One of the most important lessons Smith teaches us in this book is that the satisfactions of democratic living are not experienced and achieved when experts, however well meaning, do things for people. Nor are they achieved though work that is coerced or scripted, that offers no real rewards, or is experienced as duty-bound drudgery. They're achieved through hard work, for sure--gritty, difficult, and at times full of conflict and disagreement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801478669
• ISBN13: 9780801478666
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Fall Creek Books
• Length: 634 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher