The question about the degree of development of primary education in the Don in the XIX century remains controversial among historians. Archival documents and testimonies of contemporaries allow us to cover this question in completely different ways (both quotes in the title are taken from them). The article attempts to summarize statistical…

This chapter is a detailed investigation of education for Native Hawaiians during the 19th century. However, adhering to Ronald Takaki's assertion (2000) that it is important to demonstrate that America's racial policies involved common practices across culturally diverse groups, this paper incorporates prior studies on the education of African…

This article discusses the transition from philosophy to psychology as the main source of inspiration for education during the mid-twentieth century in the Netherlands, situated between Germany in the east and the English-speaking world in the west. Claims have been made that educational theory in the Netherlands was dominated by German philosophy…

Skepticism about Piaget's work is the focus of this essay. The author sketches a history of Piaget's influence on American Education, reviews recent Genevan learning research, and turns to a consideration of issues of great educational concern, bringing Piaget's work to bear on them. (CT)

Traces the evolution of the American adaptations of Isaac Pitman's British phonography and determines the use of these adaptations in both verbatim reporting and in business from 1843 to 1976. Focuses on the modifications of the system made by several American authors. (CT)

The beginning of the twentieth century was a period of pedagogical enthusiasm and renewal in the field of education. Based on a list of articles concerning art education published in Belgian periodicals between 1903 and 1923, the author undertakes an analysis of the title words in order to study how the subject was able to evolve. For this…

The author discusses the problems of writing biographies, especially about the lives of adult educators. He emphasizes the process he followed in writing a biography of Eduard Lindeman. (CH)

Discusses the historical background of nurses and their status in times past, how nursing education has changed, how nurses have entered the lobbying and political fields, and how the scope of nursing research has changed. (CT)

Reviews the development of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI), an international organization of educators founded in 1971. States that membership is open to educators who wish to cooperate across international borders. (JDH)

The author directs attention to the historical development of the relations between the government of the Netherlands and the various voluntary organizations in the fields of education and information directed toward adults. Four periods are distinguished, each comprising approximately 50 years. (CH)

Provides information deleted, for space reasons, from an article by the same authors in "The Black Scholar" March-April 1984. Identifies six alternative intellectual foci to be included in Black Studies courses and discusses briefly the development of a paradigm for the study of the Black experience. Also provides footnotes omitted from the…

Considers the actual and ideal role and activities of secondary school principals. Reviews results of a survey of high school principals conducted circa 1920 by the Commission of Secondary Schools of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. (GC)

In 1918, a report was issued that organized educational objectives around "Seven Cardinal Principles": vocation, citizenship, health, worthy use of leisure, command of fundamental processes, worthy home membership, and ethical character. This article examines the extent to which curricula of a random sample of high schools during that…

Outlines the historical background, the constraints upon diversification, and the changes which have occurred in college organization. Also examines the characteristics of the student population who entered three British colleges in 1976, their aspirations, selection of programs and courses, and their academic experience at these institutions. (CT)

Since Jonathan Turner's 1850 address spurred the Morrill Act and vocational education legislation, debate over class divisiveness has persisted. The 1990 Perkins Act attempts to break down class distinctions by recognizing vocational education as a preparatory program that complements college prep and special education in secondary schools. (SK)