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Stephens, Michael D.; Roderick, Gordon W. – Paedagogica Historica, 1971
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Industrial Education
Daniels, A. – Audiovisual Media, 1969
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Planning, Educational Technology, Industrial Education
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Luetkemeyer, Joseph F. – Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau, 1985
This article describes the historical development and philosophy of the social settlement movement, and its subsequent influence on the industrial arts/technology education movement. Examines the English origins of the movement, its development in the United States, the Speyer School, Teachers College at Columbia University, and the movement's…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Industrial Arts
Page, R. L.; And Others – CORE, 1979
A 40-item Likert type attitude scale was developed and validated for students, ages 13-18. It contains four distinct subscales of attitude toward technology and technologists, careers in industry, technical education, and technology as a new school subject. The scale is appended (f=fiche number). (CP)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Industrial Education
Price, John T. – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1986
Describes examples of industrial education projects in three elementary schools in Staffordshire, England. One involves marketing the historical heritage and other attractions of the community. The second investigates the problem of making and decorating tiles, and the third relates to planning a shopping center. (TW)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Study, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Education
Oulton, Christopher R.; Scott, William A. H. – International Journal of Environmental Education and Information, 1992
Describes the relationship and interdependence of environmental education and economic and industrial themes. Explores the need for these themes to be linked when introduced into school curricula and the extent to which this is happening within the National Curriculum of England and Wales. Suggests ways to enhance this integrated approach. (22…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Economics Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Hills, Joan, Ed. – 1971
This revised edition of a 1955 publication is designed to help those who have chosen careers in engineering or science, and in particular, those who wish to pursue their technical training in some association with industry on leaving school. The introduction discusses: changes in this edition; trends in sandwich training; industrial awards; how to…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Armed Forces, Career Education
Hewitt, Clive; Cairns, Jack – Media in Education and Development, 1984
Describes Southtek, a group of 14 colleges and 14 companies which have formed partnerships with local education authorities to produce effective vocational distance training materials. Topics discussed include the need that precipitated Southtek, its material development and testing methods, and its network of support centers for local users and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Educational Needs
Swigget, Glen Levin – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1916
The program of the subsection on commercial education of the education section of the Pan American Scientific Congress, held in Washington City December 27, 1915 to January 8, 1916 under the auspices of the U.S. Government, was so comprehensive and the papers of such value that the Commissioner of the Bureau of Education requested the assistant…
Descriptors: Business Education, Urban Areas, Industrial Education, International Trade
Bossort, Patty, Ed.; And Others – 1990
This conference summary contains 36 presentations. Participants' comments, taken from response cards, are quoted throughout. Presentations from the Opening Plenary include a keynote address--"What Is Literacy?: Critical Issues for the Next Decade" (John Ryan) and four "Panelist Presentations" (Francis Kazemek, Lorraine Fox,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Involvement, Community Services
Kandel, I. L. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1914
With the rapid growth of American cities and the large increase in their industrial population, the problems of the city school administration are becoming more complex and difficult. These problems are different for different cities and can seldom if ever be solved by imitation. Yet a knowledge of the administration of the schools of one large…
Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Policy, Educational Administration, School Administration
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
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1896
Influential historic documents in American education are presented in Chapter I, including legislation, land grants for common schools and universities and for agricultural and mechanical colleges, Bureau of Education role, early discussion on establishing a national university, and state constitutions' education provisions. Also included are the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Grants, Public Schools, Colleges
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1900
Volume 2 of the Commissioner's report includes a chapter on education and crime, which considers the relationship between crime and education with statistics included. The Canadian education chapter discusses the public education system, universities, current issues, technical and industrial education, and a section on Ontario education. Chapter…
Descriptors: Crime, Education, Statistical Data, Public Education
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1881
The Commissioner of Education reviews the work of the office, and provides discussion and data, with some diagrams on the following topics: six-year summary of institutions, instructors, and students; enrollment and attendance of the school-age population; public school teacher employment and salaries; per-capita expenditures on ungraded schools…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Schools, Teachers, Students