In American schools today there are a number of legacies from historical and cultural traditions. Writing construction in United States elementary schools was primarily in penmanship even into the first decades of the 20th century. Composition courses were introduced into the college curriculum during the late 1800s when a required freshman…

Offers a historical overview of the struggle between vocationalism and liberal arts education. Argues that in today's society narrow vocational and professional training will not prepare students adequately for vocations and that traditional liberal arts curricula, which are as a whole elitist and biased, teach nothing of the world of work. (DMM)

Highlights the efforts of numerous twentieth-century politicians and educators who supported or opposed the creation of an Indian college. Quoting from Native American and White spokespersons, illustrates positions ranging from August Breuninger's who stressed cultural preservation to Richard Pratt's who wanted Indians "to quit being…

Workers' social and educational experiences during the early twentieth century led to a perceived need for their own schools. Ideological origins of the labor colleges are enumerated, the objectives and programs of one labor college, Brookwood, are examined, and contributions of labor colleges to the American labor movement are analyzed. (RM)

Examination of Australia's educational history reveals the origins of three traditions of school mathematics: (1) many groups of society will not benefit from mathematics beyond arithmetic; (2) the purpose of mathematics is preparation for higher education; and (3) rote methods, rigid curriculum, prescribed texts, and written examinations are…

Reviews the guidelines created in 1950 for the development of North Carolina's community college system, and assesses how well the guidelines anticipated future needs. Reviews the achievements of the system with respect to vocational preparation, broad curricula, low tuition, conveniently located campuses, local initiative and control, and state…

The history of industrial arts (IA) and technology education (TE) was examined to identify those points in the history of industrial education in the United States that have been interpreted in multiple ways or that are contradicted by other historical information. The evolution of IA was traced from the time period leading up to the 1920s, with…

The term "continuation school," while commonly used in England for some time has not been generally employed in this country and may need some further explanation. As use in this bulletin, it refers to any type of school which offers to people while they are at work opportunity for further education and training. It thus presupposes…

The primary purpose of this conference held in Washington, May 1 and 2, 1922, was to promote through training better coordination of the major operations in industry and commerce. There was an attendance of 215 comprising largely business executives, engineers, and professors of business and engineering. The topics of discussion related to the…

This document reviews the 10-year history of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), which is an intergovernmental organization that was created by Commonwealth of Nations heads of government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning and distance education knowledge, resources, and technologies. The following are among the topics…

This document traces the history of adult education (AE) in California from the 1850s through the present. Chapter 1 traces AE in California from the 1850s through the 1940s, and chapter 2 summarizes AE governance, finance, and programming in the 1950s. Chapter 3 focuses on the new federal role in AE and AE program growth in the 1960s, with…

Numerous requests concerning standards and practices of kindergarten procedure have been received from superintendents, supervisors, teachers, and laymen interested in education. These requests indicate a desire to know what phases of kindergarten education are being criticized or commended, and also what standards and policies are being suggested…