Although Charles Fenton Mercer's attempts to move 19th-century Virginia to a collectively supported comprehensive system of public education failed, he authored one of the first definitive plans in this country for an organized system of education under control of the state. His contributions are discussed. (RM)

During the 19th century, the Royal Institution changed from a middle-upper class society sponsoring working class adult education to one serving the needs of its predominantly middle class membership. Although increasing governmental participation in educational provision replaced Institution efforts throughout the century, the Society continued…

The Democritean pedagogic credo says that: (1) man can be changed and shaped through education; (2) education should function in correspondence with the theoretical and practical needs of man; (3) education has a strong ethical and ascetic character; and (4) difficulty must be accepted as a unique means of education. (RM)

Not only is this educational utopia of interest in its own right, but it also makes for a fuller understanding of a formative and important period in the development of English education. (Author)

From 1773-94, the Educational Commission of Poland and Lithuania reorganized teacher preparation, reformed the curriculum, secularized education, and related the curriculum to the agricultural and economic needs of society. (Author/DW)

Traces the life and works of Mary Ward, a nun who adapted Jesuit teaching practices to women's education during the Renaissance period in England. (JDH)

Traces the growth of missionary influence on educational development in Thailand and assesses the educational role still being played by various Christian groups in the country. (Author/JDH)

A history of Finley's tenure of office. (MF)

The history of bilingual schools, and the conflict between English and Slavic cultures in Canada. (RA)

Discusses the major concepts of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi's work, emphasizing the ways that other contemporary theorists influenced his work. Examines the application of his comprehensive philosophical systems to questions of pedagogy. (RW)

Examines the educational lexicons of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in order to investigate the influence of educational theories of the Enlightenment on Germany. Expounds on the educational theories of the Enlightenment. (RW)

Traces the general development of Malaysian education in relation to British political control and education. (DW)