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Molohon, Bernard, Comp. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1941
This booklet brings together memorable expressions on liberty and democracy by philosophers, statesmen, and writers of all times. It also presents in brief story form memorable episodes in the never-ending struggle for freedom. The selected references suggest sources of additional material on these subjects. If these quotations and stories find…
Descriptors: Educational History, Guides, Speeches, Democracy
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1909
The list here presented is not intended to include the "hundred best books" on education. It merely offers, within a reasonable compass, representative selections from those divisions of educational literature, both general and special, that are of marked interest and value to the public-school teachers of America. As such it may serve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Public School Teachers, Educational Resources
Beust, Nora E. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1940
The importance of reading in the lives of children demands that teachers, librarians, and parents give careful attention to the selection of books from which children may make their choices. The purpose of this bibliography is to acquaint adults and children with the wide range of interesting subjects and readable styles of literature which are…
Descriptors: Educational History, Childrens Literature, Instructional Materials, Public Libraries
Strickland, Ruth G. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1946
Units of work represent an effort on the part of the school to relate subject matter and the development of skills in the organization of children's learning about important interests, topics, or problems. The units are made by teachers with their children and are designed to fit the situation in which they are to be used. There is no single…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Units of Study, Curriculum Development
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
The curriculum presented in this bulletin is a response to a definite need frequently expressed by kindergarten teachers, primary teachers, and school men. The work of the different grades has been fairly standardized as to subject matter and method, and is usually outlined quite definitely for the guidance of teachers in the course of study. But…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Music Education, Art Education, Language Arts
Studebaker, J. W.; Williams, Chester S. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1939
Plans and programs come in response to need. Citizens of our democracy have need of greater opportunities for truth-seeking under competent guidance. The people are hungry for increased understanding of the problems which beset them and their communities. They have a right to expect their institutions of education to give them help in their study…
Descriptors: Educational History, Guides, Federal Aid, Federal Programs