Toward the close of the school year 1912-13 the United States Commissioner of Education sent a letter to all school superintendents who have rural schools under their supervision, asking them to report to the Bureau of Education anything of unusual or special value that had been done in the schools during the past year or two. These…

This investigation undertakes to analyze and interpret the character and content of State courses of study for rural elementary schools. It presents in tabular form the aims, subject matter, and materials most frequently recommended in these courses. It seeks to point out the great need for wisely selected materials of instruction and for changes…

Volume I of the 1916-18 Biennial Survey of Education includes the following chapters: (1) A survey of higher education (Samuel P. Capen and Walton C. John); (2) Medical education (N. P. Colwell); (3) Engineering education (F. L. Bishop); (4) Commercial education (Frank V. Thompson); (5) Public education in the cities of the United States: The…

Volume I of the Biennial Survey of Education for the years 1920-1922 contains the following chapters: (1) A survey of public school finance in the United States (Fletcher H. Swift); (2) Some important school legislation, 1921 and 1922 (William R. Hood); (3) Higher education (George F. Zook; (4) Significant movements in city school systems (W. S.…

Volume I begins with the Commissioner of Education's introduction and a general survey of education. Data and discussion are provided on education legislation; education in large and in small cities; rural education; elementary education; secondary education; higher education; vocational education; medical education, legal education, engineering…

Activities in higher education during the biennium 1924-1926 do not seem to have been inspired merely by the desire to pacify criticism of details or to patch up weak spots in the educational fabric. The tendency was to "raise the previous question concerning the functions of colleges and universities and to modify procedures to serve more…

This bulletin comprises a general survey of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received by the Bureau of Education. Books, pamphlets, and periodicals mentioned in this bulletin may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers, either directly or through a dealer, or, in the case of an association publication, from the…

The educational surveys of which some account is given in this bulletin do not by any means represent all the foreign investigations that have been made; it is believed, however, that they will serve to acquaint American students of education with certain foreign types, and at the same time throw some light on the history of surveys and of…

The purpose of the Biennial Survey of Education in the United States is to present to the people of this Nation a picture, as complete and accurate as possible, of the many types of education they finance, administer, and maintain. But this isolated picture is not enough. The worth, activity, and progress of any system of schools are relative…

This bulletin contains a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received during the monthly period preceding the date of its publication. The bulletin is organized into the following topics: (1) Proceedings of association; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational…

This bulletin comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic, and foreign, received during the monthly period preceding the date of its publication. The bulletin is organized into the following topics: (1) Educational history and biography; (2) Current educational conditions; (3) Educational theory and…

This bulletin contains a list of current educational publications received by the Bureau of Education. Books, pamphlets, and periodicals mentioned may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers, either directly or through a dealer, or, in the case of an association publication, from the secretary of the issuing organization.…

This record comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign received during the monthly period preceding the date of its publication. Books, pamphlets, and periodicals mentioned may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers either directly or through a dealer, or in the case of…

This bulletin comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received during the monthly period preceding the date of its publication. The publications are organized into the following topics: (1) Proceedings of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational…

This bulletin comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received during the monthly period preceding the date of its publication. The publications are organized into the following topics: (1) Proceedings of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational…