ERIC Number: ED617447
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1891
Pages: 750
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1888-89. Volume I
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior
Volume I of the 1888-1889 "Report of the Commissioner of Education" is in the two parts and begins with the Commissioner of Education's introduction which includes general statistics; grade of instruction; school property; education in the south; comparison of German, French, and American schools; course of study; the educational systems of Europe, England, and France; the schools of German-speaking countries, Italy, Sweden, and Finland; education in Spain and Brazil; education of teachers, manual training, etc.; two chief interests in the present movement; and the conflict between the college and the common school. This volume contains: Part I -- General and Comparative Exhibit of Education in the United States and Foreign Countries: (1) General Statistical Exhibit of Education in the United States; (2) A Comparison of the Schools of the United States, Germany, and France; (3) Detailed View of the Educational System of England; (4) The Educational System of France; (5) Bird's-Eye View of the Schools of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Switzerland; (6) The School System of Italy; (7) Education in Sweden and Finland; (8) Education in Spain; (9) Education in Brazil; and (10) Name Register. Part II -- Normal Schools, Manual Training Schools, Courses of Study, etc.: (1) The Inception and Progress of the Normal School Curriculum; (2) The Teaching Force of New England from 1866 to 1883; (3) Professional Work in the Normal Schools of the United States; (4) The "New Plan" of the Trustees of the Peabody Fund in 1878; (5) Courses of Study in City Public Elementary Schools; (6) Manual and Industrial Training; (7) Religious Instruction in Public Schools; (8) Coeducation of the Sexes; (9) Compulsory Attendance Laws; (10) State Text-book Laws and Systems; (11) Powers of City School Boards with regard to School Sites and Buildings; (12) Discussions of Educational Questions, chiefly by School Officials; (13) The University of the Future; (14) Fellowships in Colleges and Universities; and (15) School Savings Banks. [For Volume II, see ED617449.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, School Statistics, Educational Facilities, Curriculum, Schools of Education, Vocational Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teachers, Labor Force, Philanthropic Foundations, Elementary School Curriculum, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Religious Education, Coeducation, Attendance, School Law, Textbooks, Boards of Education, School Buildings, Universities, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society), Fellowships
Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior.
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education (ED)
Identifiers - Location: United States; Germany; France; Europe; United Kingdom (England); Italy; Sweden; Finland; Spain; Brazil; Austria; Hungary; Switzerland
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