This document contains the sixth volume of the "National Series" of the "American Journal of Education." Topics cover scientific and industrial education while providing an account of system, institutions, and courses of instruction in the principles of science applied to the arts of peace and war in different countries. This…

This report is based in large part upon a personal examination of the fresh water and marine biological stations of Europe, made in the summers of 1908 and 1909. Its purpose is to put in convenient form for reference an account of the history, organization, equipment, and work of the various stations of Europe, and to indicate their relations to…

Describes an early attempt to integrate technology, science, and mathematics education during the Napoleonic era in France. Discusses four categories of integration: physical, conceptual, social, and political. Explains the significance of historical studies for technology education. (Contains 35 references.) (SK)

The matter presented in this circular relates to the military training of youths of school age, conducted either as a part of the regular school work or by independent agencies. Military instruction, of the exact nature and to the same extent as that given to soldiers, is not found in the schools of any country of Europe except the special…

This textbook forms the basis of instruction upon the natural history of animals in the secondary schools of France. The present work treats the subject of natural history in a manner adapted to the needs of secondary schools, using methods found by experience to excite most interest on the part of the pupil. In the translation the plan of the…

The history of the scientific study of educational problems in France is discussed. The educational sciences derive their methods of research from almost all contemporary scientific disciplines. (RM)

Advising students who wish to study in other countries is often difficult because accurate, up-to-date, and detailed information about the offerings in their higher institutions is frequently unavailable. A student wishing to study in a given country needs to know what the several institutions offer not only in his own subject area but also in…

Explores the development of videotex in Great Britain, west Germany, France, and the United States from 1968-90. Using the Social Construction of Technology framework, the interaction of social groups, problems, solutions, and technological artifacts in videotex development is discussed. Transmission, display, standards, and marketing problems are…

Provides a historical background of Canadian graduate education programs in library and information studies, including the roles of McGill University and the University of Toronto; summer programs; master's programs; two-year master's programs; doctoral programs; accreditation; and comparisons with developments in the United States, Great Britain,…

The Commissioner of Education offers summary statistics and discussion on state school systems' enrollment, average daily attendance, school property, teachers, revenues, and expenditures. The commissioner also includes University College School, London; Master W.H. Widgery's report on the International Educational Congresses held during the Paris…

Traces the development of radicalism from the 1789 French Revolution to the present. States that radical philosophy has its roots in rationalism and Enlightenment thought and was linked to positivism during the nineteenth century. Despite the failings of radicalism and the Radical Party, the radical tradition set precedents for current political…

Interest in technical education of the higher order has been greatly increased by the European war, and as a consequence numerous inquiries have been received at the Bureau of Education with regard to the higher technical schools of foreign countries. These inquiries relate in the main to the organization and conduct of the foreign schools, their…

This is the fourth volume of the bound periodical, "American Journal of Education" which was established to enter into a range of education-related discussion and investigation. This volume includes issues 10 through 12 September 1857 through March 1858. Articles in this volume cover topics such as: public instruction in Sardinia;…

Discusses the activities of German intellectuals who became political activists in France and Germany during the French revolutionary period. Examines how literature became a means to revolutionize the philosophy of these writers. Describes the revolutionary continuum in Germany from the Mainz Republic to the 1848 revolution. (GEA)

The present bulletin on education in France is another in the Office of Education's long established series on education in other countries. France is of particular interest because of its strong educational traditions and its dedication to democratic principles. In the process of gathering information for this study, the author visited schools in…