A 131-item bibliography with titles in French, German, English, and Russian, intended to aid in research on the educational history of France. (RA)

A history of the emergence of public schools in central and eastern Europe. (RA)

Written in French, the essay examines the evolution of the notion of culture as related to French educational history and the concept of humanism. Culture is defined as the individual acquisition and development of intellectual, psychological, and physical faculties. A brief comparison with German humanistic pedagogy is included. (KC)

Traces the impact of Francis Tallents on the teaching of modern history during the seventeenth century and presents a theory of the antecedents of his textbook. (IRT)

Examines the nature and purpose of educational history as a distinct study in the United States from 1842-1900. The author analyzes the works of eight European and American historians, and explores the differences in their interpretations of the history of education. (AM)

Traces early nineteenth century developments in educational historiography in the United States and discusses the works of Henry Barnard, Linus P. Brockett, Henry Smith, and others. The study includes an examination of European influences, and the role of teachers' college curricula on the emergence of American educational historiography. (AM)

A review of literature about girls' schools in Germany from 1870-1914 indicates that efforts to improve girls' education were varied. By World War I, young women could attend German universities, although women were not permitted to teach in most boys' schools. The conclusion is that women were still treated as subordinates by the eve of World War…

Discusses Jan Amos Comenius' conception of the moral and social relevance of science. Examines his emphasis on the whole and on significant relationships of general education and specialized knowledge, and individual and society. Argues that Comenius' ideas, although utopian, are relevant today. Suggests that education should be directed toward…

Examines the overhaul of the treatment of Dutch criminal children between 1830 and 1880. Discusses reforms taken, including the placing of children considered reeducable in separate youth prisons. Argues that private institutions, like the Dutch Prison Society, sponsored these reforms. Analyzes the success rate of educating these children. (DB)

Presents a case study in the praxis of "constructing childhood." Relates the history of a campaign in turn-of-the-century Germany against "filth and trash," the professed goal of which was to protect minors from the effects of penny magazines, movies, and popular songs. Presents theses on the motivation of adult campaigners.…

Examines nineteenth-century psychiatric institutions in the Netherlands, focusing on institutions for difficult and neglected children. Considers these areas: (1) background and character of committals; (2) scientific, professional, legal, and financial contexts; and (3) the scope and course of reformatory schooling and healing. (DB)

Discusses racist teaching charts which accompanied a Nazi German teacher's textbook on race biology. Examines the significance of the work of Alfred Vogel within the context of Nazi race education. Warns that school curriculum can easily be used to pervert science and advance racism when under control of a racist state. (DK)

Describes the life and contributions of Scottish engineer Henry Dyer to educational developments in Japan and Scotland around the turn of the century. Relates his success in founding the Imperial College of Technology, Tokyo (Japan), and the lessons he brought back to Scotland after that experience. (DSK)

Profiles the influential and predominantly middle-class reform movement that initiated public health-and-education programs in 19th-century Glasgow, Scotland. Specifically analyzes the portrayal of slum children as moral innocents corrupted by an unhealthy environment and in need of moral regeneration. Discusses the evangelical protestant ideology…

Explores the efforts of the German public-health authorities to cleanse occupied areas of formerly Russian Poland of pathogenic hazards during the First World War. The program used sanitary measures and educational programs to encourage a more hygienic lifestyle. Originally sympathetic to the Jewish population, it grew increasingly anti-semitic.…