"Not The Old Research Degree": A History Of Graduate Education At Appalachian State Teachers College, 1942-1967

This thesis addresses the history of graduate education at Appalachian State Teachers College. From 1942 until 1967, a recognized program of graduate studies was conducted on the campus of Appalachian in Boone, North Carolina. Appalachian's expansion into graduate education did not constitute a departure from the school's historic singular mission of preparing people for careers in professional education. Instead, the graduate school developed as an extension of the school's existing services.