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Miller, Jeffrey W. – American Heritage, 1990
This article is an historical review of the genesis, the subsequent promulgation, and the eventual demise into the present pejorative status of the phenomenon called New Math. Examples of New Math concepts are included. (JJK)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Miles, Sue L. – 1986
The liberal arts-vocational education controversy is examined in this article through a series of fictitious letters based on historical facts that present the thoughts of key educational personalities regarding the community college's role in providing vocational education and liberal arts education. Part I, which takes the form of a letter and…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Educational History, Educational Trends
Gulliford, Andrew – 1985
Oral history plays a vital role in accurate preservation of the rural school experience and the actual restoration of some of the country's 212,000 one-room school buildings. Oral histories provide valuable, first-hand information on who taught in and who attended one-room schools, what the curriculum included, what the building looked like, and…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Historic Sites, One Teacher Schools
Hesburgh, Theodore M., Ed. – 1994
This book offers 30 papers on the continuing discussion of the nature of a Catholic university. The papers are: "Introduction: The Challenge and Promise of a Catholic University" (Theodore M. Hesburgh); "Reflections on the Mission of a Catholic University" (Harold W. Attridge); "The Difference of a Catholic…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Church Role