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Shipley, Ferne – Childhood Education, 1993
Examines the career of Alice V. Keliher. Keliher's professional training and diverse teaching and leadership experiences are discussed. Her accomplishments include elementary school teaching, professorships at several universities, community service in the area of children and youth, educational innovations, and consultation to various government…
Descriptors: Biographies, Child Advocacy, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Levy, Tedd – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Describes the life and work of Samuel Read Hall, an innovative educator who influenced the future of education. Includes information on his early life, his innovative use of the blackboard, and his development of the first school for educating teachers. Describes some of his methods of teaching history and geography, some of which are still used.…
Descriptors: Biographies, Chalkboards, Educational History, Educational Innovation
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Cole, Malcolm – Early Child Development and Care, 1983
Describes the involvement of Whitelands College, a Church of England training college, in the development of kindergarten education and the training of kindergarten teachers in England from 1850-1900.(RH)
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Church Role, Educational History, Educational Innovation
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Freiberg, H. Jerome – Journal of Education for Teaching, 1981
The history and contributions of the Teacher Corps is traced from its inception in 1965 to the present. Teacher Corps projects throughout the country were responsible for developing such educational innovations as team teaching, individualized instruction, and multicultural education, and for providing quality education to the urban poor. (JN)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Evans, Carol A., Ed. – 1993
The accomplishments of Theodore "Tug" Andersson (1903-1994) cover four major areas: (1) the teaching of modern languages in general; (2) the foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES) in particular; (3) bilingual education in the United States; and (4) preschool biliteracy. The 11 articles of Andersson's work are as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Maintenance, Dialects
Vandewalker, Nina C. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1925
Marked progress has been made in the field of kindergarten education during the period from 1922 to 1924. This is shown in the: (1) continued increase in the enrollment in the kindergartens of the country; and (2) the better adjustment of the kindergarten to the school as a whole, including the new educational aims--the basis for unification,…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Kindergarten
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
This bulletin contains monthly record of current educational publications received by the Library Division of the Bureau of Education. Books, pamphlets, etc., intended for inclusion in this record should be sent to the library of the Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C. This bulletin contains the following: (1) Introductory notes; (2)…
Descriptors: Professional Education, School Administration, Vocational Education, Teaching Methods