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Williams, John; Zin, Than Than – 1992
How current expression of freedom in public education has been established, altered, supported, or reduced by school principals in Virginia over the past 80 years is examined in this oral history research. Thirty-two interviews were conducted to gather personal recollections of retired principals' experiences in Virginia public schools. These…
Descriptors: Democracy, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textNitecki, Joseph Z. – 1996
This document is based on transcripts of recorded informal interviews with: (1) selected senior professors in the library schools at Warsaw, Krakow, and Wroclaw (Poland); (2) the director and a member of the Books and Readers Institute of the National Polish Libraries; and (3) a group of Polish librarians and students in the field. The report…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Wigginton, Eliot, Ed. – 1977
Planting by the signs of the moon, well digging, hewing logs, wood carving, knife making, bird trapping, and horsetrading are but a few of the aspects of Appalachian culture explored in "Foxfire 4." Like its predecessors, the volume was compiled by high school students at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. Information on the cultural heritage…
Descriptors: Community Study, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Economically Disadvantaged
Wigginton, Eliot, Ed. – 1975
A window into the customs, folklore, and cultural heritage of Appalachia is provided in this volume, the third in the series of "Foxfire" books. Compiled by high school students at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee school, it is based on personal interviews with long-time residents of Appalachian Georgia. In many cases the material is in the words of…
Descriptors: Community Study, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Economically Disadvantaged
Caliver, Ambrose – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1948
Since its establishment, the Office of Education has shown special interest in the education of Negroes. In addition to the many sections of reports, articles, circulars and bulletins devoted to the various phases of the education of Negroes, seven comprehensive studies and one conference report have been published presenting certain aspects of…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Teaching Methods, Campuses, College Presidents
Mushkin, Selma J., Ed. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1962
In the past few years an important beginning has been made toward defining and exploring the major issues in the economics of higher education. The research of economists covers a wide range of problems, from that of the Nation's requirements for college-trained people, to detailed questions of financing. Perhaps no single area of this work offers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Financial Support, Labor Force Development
