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Lund, John – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1942
In presenting this review of current theory and practice in graduate level pre-service and in-service education for school administration, one major purpose has been kept in mind, namely, to provide some significant and stimulating documentation with respect to on-going plans, programs, and problems. The inquiry, upon which the material presented…
Descriptors: Administration, School Administration, Public Schools, Department Heads
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Guinn, Dorothy Margaret – JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory, 1998
Suggests that W. Ross Winterowd's most significant and influential contribution to the field of rhetoric and composition is the Rhetoric-Linguistics-Literature Program (RLL), started in 1972 as a program in the Department of English at the University of Southern California. Presents a history of the program, noting its "virtual demise"…
Descriptors: Educational History, English Departments, English Instruction, Graduate Study
Pytlik, Betty P. – 1992
The phenomenon of the graduate assistant grew out of the turn of the century need for larger teaching staffs. A debate was formed that still influences the way teachers are prepared for today's freshman composition courses. This debate arose from philosophical and methodological differences in English departments, which at that time emphasized a…
Descriptors: College English, Educational History, English Departments, English Teacher Education
Lane, C. H. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
This bulletin discusses the status of agricultural education from 1916-1918. Contents include: (1) Agriculture in secondary schools; (2) The elementary schools; (3) Agricultural education at meetings; (4) Agricultural education in other countries; (5) Educational work of the Department of Agriculture; (6) The agricultural colleges; (7)…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Agricultural Colleges, Minicourses
Bowman, Isaiah – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1939
As never before, human welfare today depends upon the results of research, and upon the steady stream of scholars needed for the increasingly arduous demands of intellectual leadership. That unit of the educational system most directly responsible for stimulating research and for developing scholarly leadership is the graduate school. How to…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Leadership, College Faculty, Democracy
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Rumph, Paul F. – Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 1979
The history of the curriculum, faculty, and facilities for veterinary anatomy at Auburn University is presented. Since its beginning in 1892, the program has expanded. A reduction in anatomical contact hours in the professional curriculum is viewed as a reflection of improved teaching methods and expansion of veterinary knowledge. (BH)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Curriculum Development, Departments
Wilkins, Theresa Birch – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
Since 1917 the Office of Education has published at approximately 4-year intervals a compilation of the lists of institutions accredited by Nation-wide, regional, and State accrediting agencies. This edition is the ninth in the series, the last previous edition having been issued for the year 1948. The bulletin is a source of reference for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Federal Government, State Departments of Education
Eikenberry, Dan Harrison – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1926
In the last two decades a number of studies, State, regional and nation-wide, have been made of the academic and professional training, the educational experience, and the social and economic status of elementary and secondary school teachers. Three notable studies have been made of the city superintendent of schools. The status of the high-school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Schools of Education, High Schools
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
This committee was appointed in August, 1916, and consisted of 17 members who are eminent in the educational, scientific, and commercial life of the nation. The committee was tasked "to inquire into the position occupied by natural science in the educational system of Great Britain, especially in secondary schools and universities, and to…
Descriptors: Departments, Educational Policy, Professional Education, Technical Education
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1962
This document is a bound copy of reports of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, including the Office of Education, for 1960-1962. The Office of Education presents data and discussion on U.S. education across sectors and jurisdictions, as well as the work of the Office of Education. Among additional topics covered are the National…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, National Security, State Departments of Education