Call Number:

MC.975.07.043

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.33 linear ft. (3 folders)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

"Growing up in College: Liberal Education and Maturity" (HC.MC.975.07.043), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1968

Creator:

Heath, Douglas

Form:

manuscripts (documents)

Abstract:

Douglas Heath's "Growing up in College: Liberal Education and Maturity" expands upon Heath's work, "Explorations of Maturity," and studies a small group of young men at a single college using the "theory of maturity." The book aims to assist educators to clarify the goals of liberal education, and to explore what types of environmental determinants affect healthy development in young adults.

Douglas Hamilton Heath (1925-) was born October 1, 1925, the son of Russell Manson Heath and Eleanor Conrow Heath. He is a psychologist who worked for many years at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania.

This collection is comprised of the manuscript and proof of Douglas Heath's "Growing up in College: Liberal Education and Maturity." The book expands upon Heath's work, "Explorations of Maturity," and studies a small group of young men at a single college using the "theory of maturity." The book aims to assist educators to clarify the goals of liberal education, and to explore what types of environmental determinants affect healthy development in young adults.