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Herschbach, Dennis R. – Man/Society/Technology, 1979
In the search for the pedagogical antecedents of industrial arts, a distinct line can be traced to early educational programs established in the 1870s and 1880s by social reformers in some of the worst slum districts of American cities. (LRA)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Educational History, History, Industrial Arts
Connor, Frances P.; And Others – DPH Journal, 1988
This paper on the educational needs of children with physical handicaps and health impairments outlines: a brief historical perspective, identification of the uniqueness of the populations, program considerations, medically related needs, instructional research, and the position and actions of the Council for Exceptional Children's Division for…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Horton, Aimee Isgrig – 1989
This book reviews the history of the Highlander Folk School (Summerfield, Tennessee) and describes school programs that were developed to support Black and White southerners involved in social change. The Highlander Folk School was a small, residential adult education institution founded in 1932. The first section of the book provides background…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Blacks, Change Agents
