Joseph F. Kett, James Madison Professor of History at the University of Virginia, received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His works include THE FORMATION OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL PROFESSION: THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS, 1780-1860 (1968), RITES OF PASSAGE: ADOLESCENCE IN AMERICA, 1790-PRESENT (1977), THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE UNDER DIFFICULTIES: FROM SELF-IMPROVEMENT TO ADULT EDUCATION IN AMERICA, 1750-1990 (1994), and THE NEW DICTIONARY OF CULTURAL LITERACY (2002), of which he is co-author. A former History Department chair at Virginia, he also has participated on the Panel on Youth of the President's Science Advisory Committee, has served on the Board of Editors of the "History of Education Quarterly," and is a past member of the Council of the American Studies Association.
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History, Histoire, Social conditions, 1799, 1860, Adolescence, Adolescent Behavior, Adult education, Alternierende Weiterbildung, Conditions sociales, Continuing education, Cultural Anthropology, Education des adultes, Education non formelle, Education populaire, Education, united states, history, Erwachsenenbildung, Erwachsener, History of Medicine, History, 19th Century, Medicine, Médecine, Political science, Politics and government, Politique et gouvernementPlaces
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