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Peer reviewedNelson-Rowe, Shan – History of Education Quarterly, 1991
Focuses on the relationship between corporation schooling and the labor market in the early twentieth century in the United States. Follows the beginnings of corporation schools as industry began to provide its own shop training programs to develop a trained labor force. Explores labor market concerns, the effects schools had on earnings, and the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational History, Higher Education, Industrial Education
Peer reviewedSimon, Frank; Van Damme, Dirk – History of Education, 1993
Describes the role of Francois Laurent in shaping the educational system of Ghent (Belgium), an early industrialized city, during the late 1800s. Discusses the social and educational issues that resulted from industrialization, the creation of a working class, and the needs of working class children. (CFR)
Descriptors: Church Role, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEnalieva, N. I. – Russian Education and Society, 1995
Provides a historical overview of the prerevolutionary Russian government's attempts at youth vocational education. Although the people favored these efforts, political opposition often weakened the policy. Entrepreneurial vocational schools and school/business cooperative efforts flourished in this environment. Briefly discusses selected schools…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Child Labor, Cooperative Education, Economic Impact
Peer reviewedParker, David H. – History of Education Quarterly, 1995
Maintains that working class elementary schools in England enjoyed popular support due to their subordination to the needs of wartime national efficiency. Argues that this led directly to a postwar increase in vocational education. Disputes the claim that the 1918 Educational Act produced no discernible results. (MJP)
Descriptors: Continuation Students, Educational History, Educational Policy, Elementary Schools
Download full textStraka, Gerald A. – 1984
Beginning with an overview of the development of the country's educational policy since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, this paper provides an information survey on the current state of education in the People's Republic of China. After brief sections on the relations between Chinese society and the educational system and current trends in the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Development, Educational History
Rivera, William M., Comp.; Walker, Sharon M., Comp. – 1985
The 48 papers in this proceedings focus on aspects of non-formal adult education including international comparative adult education. The papers are: "Lifelong Learning in Perspective" (Knox); "Women in their Thirties: The In-Between Generation" (Caffarella, Freeman); "Development in Women: An Analysis of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Aging (Individuals)
Glowacki-Dudka, Michelle, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings consist of 44 presentations in these categories: distance education and evaluation; community issues and research; multicultural issues and research; teaching and learning; research methods; and organizational development. The papers are "Philosophical Foundations of Andragogy and Self-Directed Learning" (Alfred);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
