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Download full textTucker, Albert B. – 1993
The austerity of the Great Depression, the popularity of progressive education, and scholarly research in reading from 1900 to 1930 initiated five golden years (1933-1938) of reading improvement in West Texas rural schools. Financial restraints relieved the schools from close scrutiny by the state's education agency. Schools were forced to…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Reading Improvement
