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Peer reviewedStannard, Kevin P. – History of Education, 1990
Traces the development of new research approaches to the history of elementary education. Examines the impact of the 1870 legislation that instituted compulsory education on the elementary school system. Assesses this impact on the school system in the context of the wider social structure. Includes quantitative studies on school attendance, age,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Compulsory Education, Critical Theory, Demography
Rice, Marti H.; Stallings, William M. – 1986
This paper presents an overview of Florence Nightingale's statistical background and accomplishments; discusses Victorian statistics, Nightingale's education and statistical contributions; and concludes with implications for professors and students of educational research. Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the first woman elected as a fellow of…
Descriptors: Adults, Biographies, Educational Researchers, Field Studies
Download full textMackie, Romaine P.; Williams, Harold M.; Dunn, Lloyd M. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1957
In recent years public interest in the problems of children who have exceptional educational needs has grown very rapidly. This interest has been especially strong in problems of mentally retarded children. Some of the causes of this development can be identified. The success of specialized programs for teaching these children is one of the more…
Descriptors: Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Certification, Mental Retardation, School Support
Siebert, Ivan N., Comp.; Waddell, Jerry N., Comp.; Murphy, Louise R., Comp. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
The initiation of the educational records and reports study by the Office of Education in 1951 marked a turning point in the Federal State teamwork approach toward providing a basis for complete, accurate, and comparable educational information. In cooperation with State education agencies and professional groups, three major handbooks of standard…
Descriptors: Educational History, Federal State Relationship, Student Records, Reports
Noyes, Frederick K. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1912
This bulletin presents abstracts of papers presented at St. Louis, Missouri, February 26-29, 1912, before the National Council of Education of the National Education Association; the Department of Superintendence of the National Education Association; the Department of Normal Schools of the National Education Association; the National Society for…
Descriptors: School Organization, Agricultural Education, Industrial Training, Vocational Education
Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1936
This Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1936 includes the annual report from the Commissioner of Education. The Commissioner's portion of this report is divided into three parts. Part I, General Outlook in Education, covers: (1) Developments during the Year (In Public Schools; In the Colleges; and…
Descriptors: Public Education, Higher Education, Emergency Programs, Conservation (Environment)
