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Fuller, Bruce; And Others – Social Forces, 1990
Examines how the Mexican government's penetration into 299 rural and urban counties, 1900-40, was related to growth in trade and service jobs. Emphasizes the government's support for written literacy and mass schooling as subtle strategies for incorporating peasants into urban institutions. Contains 39 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Jessen, Carl A. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
Periodically since 1890 the Office of Education has attempted to catch and keep a sort of survey picture of the developing secondary school curriculum. Each one shows the school's answer to the question of what is good--educationally--for boys and girls. Each one shows, too, through registration figures for electives, what boys and girls think is…
Descriptors: Educational History, Secondary School Curriculum, High Schools, Junior High Schools
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1878
The Commissioner of Education presents an education-progress review, and discusses compulsory education; national education aid; work of the commissioner's office; education statistical summaries; nurse-training schools; states' education duties; results of five years' compulsory education in Great Britain; industrial day schools; the Boston…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Conferences (Gatherings), Schools of Education, Business Schools