This book overviews the history of one-room schools in the United States during the 19th century and early 20th century in the midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The book is based on rural school records, correspondence of early school officers, contemporary texts, and…

Part of an 8-state effort to study the role rural schools have played in the history of the frontier and to locate and preserve information related to country schools, this report presents information drawn primarily from interviews with 30 former country school students, board members, and rural school teachers in western Nebraska and from visits…

As an examination of the role played by rural schools in the history of the Wyoming frontier and the result of an effort to locate and preserve information related to country schools, this report is part of an eight-state research effort. Periodicals, unpublished manuscripts, school records and interviews with 19 Wyoming residents reveal details…

One in a continuing series on Navajo history and culture, this volume presents extensive information about Navajo education from 1948 through 1978 and analyzes that information from a Navajo viewpoint with the purpose of promoting quality education directed and controlled by Navajo people. Following a brief introduction to the series and to Navajo…

In 1974 the Rural Sociological Society commissioned a survey on changes that were occuring in different segments of rural society in the United States; information from that survey is presented in the volume of readings. Using an ecological perspective as the analytic framework, the readings focus on the adaption of humans to their environment a…

In the late 1920s, in conjunction with a new passion for freedom and concern for human rights, two associations were formed in Japan to promote parents' education and children's welfare. In 1928, following a 2-year study of education in America, Tetsuya Kamimura started the Japan Parents' Re-education Association. The association's members…

"Utilizing current trends in reading comprehension used in educational classes," this paper discusses "some forms of communication practiced by early black Americans and their implications for innovation in critical thinking and comprehension strategies.""Utilizing an anthropological approach, this work provides an intense…

The persistent cultural conservatism in Western scholarship has led to the exclusion of Chinese rhetoric from the canon of rhetorical studies. However, the assumption that Chinese culture does not have a rhetorical tradition is misleading and inappropriate. It stems from any number of notions: that the Chinese language is not as logical as those…

This paper examines John Dewey's major educational thoughts and his influence on education from a dynamic-historical perspective. Dewey's marked and enduring influence on Chinese educational thought and practice is a central theme. The paper argues that because Dewey himself and his ideas grew and matured in a dramatically changing and developing…

In 1830, Missouri was chosen as the Mormon's "Center Place," a place to live and worship in tranquility for all church members. However, their presence created conflict between themselves and the non-Mormon citizens, and harassment and fighting between the two groups led to the Mormons' expulsion by the state's government in 1838.…

Within the context of a discussion of the development of adult education programs in community colleges, this paper focuses on the noncredit programming in the San Francisco Community College District (SFCCD) and the threats to those activities posed by recent funding reductions. First, the paper reviews the long history of adult education,…

The history, successes, and future of public community colleges in Canada are examined in this paper. After explaining the conditions that precipitated the conception, birth, and rapid growth to maturity of Canadian community colleges between 1965 and 1975, the paper describes their essential characteristics, e.g., a comprehensive curriculum,…

A summary of the activities and achievements of the Hungarian community in the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) area since 1880 is provided in this booklet. The four sections contain discussions on: (1) emigrants from Hungary and their background; (2) early Hungarian settlements in Pittsburgh and the Monongahela Valley; (3) Hungarian immigrant life,…

The role of the African university in the development of the continent is discussed in terms of African educational history and its effect on societal needs of communities, the influence of Western conceptions of the university, and the world role it can play within the academic community. The first essay examines the historical development of the…

The purpose of this study was to trace the development of the Southern Baptist junior colleges from 1927 to 1977. During this period a total of 35 junior colleges were in operation at some time. However in 1977 there were only seven Baptist colleges in six states; of these only one was among the 27 Southern Baptist junior colleges that were…