Describes an early attempt to integrate technology, science, and mathematics education during the Napoleonic era in France. Discusses four categories of integration: physical, conceptual, social, and political. Explains the significance of historical studies for technology education. (Contains 35 references.) (SK)

In this paper, originally published in 1959, the author, at the time executive director of the National Association for Retarded Children, offers his thoughts on applied social science research in mental retardation. The editor's introduction notes that Dybwad sets forth a research agenda which was extremely forward looking in 1959 and remains…

Discusses the development of doctoral programs in nursing education in the Middle Ages to the present. (JOW)

The central lesson that educational reformers can derive from historical antecedents is that pedagogical practice is highly contextual, making the success of every reform contingent on the extent to which it can be interpreted and adapted in the light of particular conditions. (IAH)

In nineteenth-century Britain, adult education for the working classes was provided by Sunday schools, working men's colleges, university extension, and mechanics' institutes. Similar efforts in colonial Australia laid the foundation for twentieth-century adult education initiatives. (SK)

Before the Smith-Hughes Act, Congressional district agricultural schools in Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia provided an early example of federal support for vocational agriculture. Although agricultural instruction was included, these schools were in reality comprehensive high schools that set precedents for subsequent agricultural curricula. (SK)

Dale's impact on the author's personal and professional development during their 40-year association is described. His teaching style, approach to scholarship, and emphasis on writing are discussed; as well as his contributions to educational research, which include the Dale-Chall Readability Formula. (IAH)

Judd's studies on generalization in student learning, commitment to an empirical knowledge base for teaching and learning, influence on educational and public policy, and his redoubtable teaching style are among the topics covered in this reminiscence by one of Judd's former doctoral students at University of Chicago (1926-27). (IAH)

Examines the Newcastle Commission (England), recognizing it as "the best snapshot we have of the state of elementary education before 1870." Traces the appointment of the Commission, the in-fighting during its deliberations, the origins of its recommendations, its political links and Peelite debts, and its effective generation of payment…

Discusses the history of Berea College and its program of having students work at the college to defray the cost of their education. Students built the college and operate the services that maintain it. (JOW)

Discusses changes that have taken place in children's theater in the United States during the past 25 years. Describes a few persistent problems that, despite striking and positive shifts, have attached themselves to the achievements and have refused to go away. (SR)

Explains how George Peabody, self-made millionaire and educational philanthropist, was one of three powerful men who influenced Johns Hopkins in founding Johns Hopkins University (the other two being Dr. Joseph Parrish and Dr. Patrick Macaulay). The article looks at how Hopkins, like Peabody, used his wealth for philanthropic purposes. (SM)

Charts a brief history of the teaching of basic writing, suggesting that fieldwork has been shaped by three overarching metaphors--growth, initiation, and conflict. Argues that recent views of the basic writing classroom as a "contact zone" fail to offer a compelling view of public discourse as a forum expressing and negotiating cultural…

Uncovers a thread of scholarship running throughout this century that is concerned with the relationship between time, the teaching of writing, and institutional constraints. Analyzes what it suggests about time and writing, especially the use of impromptu writing for student assessment. Suggests ways to make some allowances for the role of time…

At the turn of the century, William Rainey Harper's concept of continuing education fostered correspondence study, a precursor of distance education. History shows the need for practices that move from emphasis on classroom instruction to appropriate and fully integrated use of new technologies that will realize the true potential of distance…