This action research qualitative phenomenological case study investigated a relationship between one MidWestern Non-Denominational/Church of Christ church and a public elementary school. The purpose was to discover how church-school partnerships can initiate relationships that result in support of the partnering school. The phenomenological…

Religious education, like all learning, can take place in informal, nonformal, and formal settings. In Uganda, the Education Bill 2007 triggered discussions about religious education and control over schools by founding religious bodies. In this context, the role played by the Mugigi course to supplement the religious education imparted in schools…

This study is a qualitative project which took place with six elementary-aged children in a progressive Jewish education program. The children took photos around their synagogue of items related to gender. The children chose their favorite photos, then explained and discussed the photos with their peers. All explanations and discussions were…

School counselors play critical roles in partnerships with faith-based organizations that provide valuable programs for students with economic challenges. This study evaluated the effects of a counselor-led, faith-based, school-family-community partnership on student reading achievement in a high-poverty elementary school. Results indicated…

Samuel Chapman Armstrong is well known for establishing Hampton Institute, the institution most involved with training black teachers in the South after the Civil War. It is less known that he was born in Hawai'i to the missionary couple Reverend Richard and Clarissa Chapman Armstrong. His parents were members of the Fifth Company of missionaries…

The bulk of this report from the Commissioner of Education is made up of appendices. The appendices begin with abstracts of reports submitted by state, territorial, and city school officers. Data is then presented on the general condition of colored schools operated by the Freedmen's Bureau; Indian education; kindergarten culture; Hebrew…

This is the fourth part of the 1937 educational directory published by the Office of Education. This bulletin focuses on educational associations and directories. It contains the following: (1) American associations; (2) Educational foundations and boards; (4) International educational associations and foundations; (5) National congress of parents…

This 1936 educational directory published by the Office of Education contains four parts. Part I, "State and County School Officers," contains: (1) Principal State school officers; and (2) County and other local superintendents of schools. Part II, "Principal City School Officers and Catholic Parochial School Superintendents,"…

This 1939 educational directory published by the Office of Education is presented in four parts. Part I, "Principal State and County School Officers," contains: (1) Principal State school officers; and (2) County and other local superintendents of schools. Part II, "City School Officers," contains: (1) Principal city school officers; and (2)…

This 1920-1921 educational directory published by the Bureau of Education covers the following categories: (1) The United States Bureau of Education; (2) Department of State: Educational activities; (3) Department of War: Educational Activities; (4) Department of the Navy: Educational Activities; (5) Department of the Interior: Educational…

Part 1 of the education directories for 1919 and 1920 includes U.S. Department of Interior government educational activities. The contents include various government departments and independent establishments including the Library of Congress and the Commission of Fine Arts. Part 2 describes public school systems. The contents include principal…