Autobiographical sketches of 67 retired male Oklahoma teachers, written in 1975, depict the historical variation of male dominance in education profession, male teachers' career patterns and social expectations of them as role models for boys and "fathers" to their communities during 1910s-30s. Included are tables of male teacher…

Draws on ethnographic observations, historical sources, and official documents to examine the historical and contemporary connections among the Mexican "secundaria" (junior high school), the broader ideological and political-economic context of Mexican educational development, and concepts of adolescence in both expert discourse and…

Traces the development and decline of communism and radical politics in Sheridan County, Montana, 1918-34. Examines conflicts that split the community into conservative and radical camps (primarily townspeople and farmers, respectively); the school and school board as defenders of conservative morality; intrusions of politics into children's…

Examines Black Americans' attempts in the 1960s to achieve legitimacy and <equality>, defined as ideological commitment to promote "sameness" and "identity" explicitly through rhetoric of control. Investigates how the culturetypal rhetoric of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the counter-culture rhetoric of Malcolm X…

This paper examines remediation as the product of perceptions and beliefs about literacy and learning. It illustrates some ways teachers inadvertently participate in constructing inaccurate and limiting notions of learners as being cognitively defective and in need of "remedy," and thus limit classroom learning. It combines an empirical,…

To see whether the subject matter of magazines of general circulation and the subject matter of public concern coincide, a study examined the volume of coverage of United States-Soviet relations, communism, and issues of nuclear warfare between the two nations in twentieth century popular magazines. The "Reader's Guide to Periodical…

This bulletin, which is another publication in the International Education series of the Office of Education, reports on a preliminary study of the educational system for Africans, together with information concerning the current plans for expansion of African educational facilities. Following a Foreword, the chapters included are: (1)…

This book focuses on the lives and work of women teachers in two rural California counties between 1850 and 1950. It explores the social context of teaching and what teaching meant and provided to women teachers. Chapter 1 explores the shifts between 1840 and 1930 in representations of the woman teacher in the United States. Chapter 2 discusses…

The improvement of human relations is generally recognized today as an essential prerequisite to national unity and world peace. Bringing about better human relations, however, presents many important problems, among those of: (1) Providing accurate knowledge about different races and groups; (2) Developing understanding and appreciation of these…

In recent years, numerous questions have been raised in correspondence and in conferences about the education of children in grades seven and eight. In response to the interest expressed, the Elementary Schools Section of the Office of Education invited a group of educators representing administrators, supervisors, teachers, and teacher-educators…