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Rubinson, Richard; Ralph, John – Sociology of Education, 1984
The historical relationship between technical change and school expansion has been dependent on a particular institutional structure of schooling. However, without the causal role of technical change at critical periods, the continual spiral of school expansion could not have been sustained. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Withrow, Dolly – 1991
This book provides a history of West Virginia State College, and also contains stories about the people who have been influential in the college's development and who, in some way, altered its historical course. The first nine chapters discuss the college's inception as the West Virginia Colored Institute and the development of the school through…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Black Colleges, Black Education, Black Students
Vontz, Marilyn J. – 1997
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of Bryan Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (BMHSN) and Bryan Memorial Hospital, in Nebraska, this monograph reviews the development and achievements of the school and hospital. Chapter 1 (1900-1919) provides a history of nursing in the early 20th century, while chapter 2 (1920-1929) describes the establishment of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Community Colleges, Educational Facilities, Educational Finance
Witt, Allen A.; And Others – 1994
Tracing the nationwide development of the American community college from initial concept to its present position as the largest and fastest-growing sector of higher education, this book relates the development of the colleges to social and economic conditions in the country. Following a foreword and preface, the first two chapters examine the…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Role, Community Colleges, Educational History
Benson, Bob – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Presents a brief retrospection on the development of child care as a for-profit institution. Suggests that since the late 1960s a series of socioeconomic changes have led to an impressive development of the child care industry. Examines KinderCare and La Petite Academy as examples of successful day care centers and discusses the future of the…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Bolton, Frederick E.; Bibb, Thomas W. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1935
This volume of the history of education in Washington is the result of many years of intermittent research by graduate students in education under the direction of the senior author. In five doctorate dissertations and about a dozen masters' theses materials have been assembled on various phases of education. The two most direct contributions were…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Archives, State Colleges, School Expansion
Yiles, Nelson E. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1950
Adequate school plants are essential to a modern educational program. The school plant that is not properly maintained soon fails to provide the service for which it was intended. The total program of maintenance, including repairs, renovation, remodeling, rehabilitation, and modernization should be carefully planned. Some tasks will recur at…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Buildings, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Design