美国高交选修制的早期发展

The Early History of the Elective System in the Institutions for Higher Learning in America

本文探讨了美国高校选修制的早期发展史及其意义。对选修制的出现，多样化的发展和相关论争，以及地位的最终确立作了较为详细的考察和分析，并对选修制早期发展的历史意义进行了总结性评价。

The early history and its implications of the elective system in American institutions for higher learning are explored. The emergence， the diverse variations and controversies， and the eventual establishment of the elective system are described and analyzed in great details， ad the historical implications of this early history are finally discussed as well.