Reviews the life and works of Jean Paul Richter, a German educator of the early 1800s, who is best known for his book, "Levana," a once widely read book on teaching young children. (JDH)

Review of 19th century (1814-1914) American writings on international and comparative education. Suggests that attempts by American educators and interested laymen to relate American education to European practice provided American educators with a wide range of potential educational practices and concepts by the close of the 19th century.…

This article emphasizes that any general explanation of the Russian revolution of 1917 cannot afford to ignore the history of education inside the country during the preceding century. (MF)

Progressive education in Palestine went through three developmental stages: (1) educational experimentation--belief in new social ideas and in the possibility of attaining them; (2) educational movement--mutual interaction between the school and the social environment; and (3) an established educational system--in accordance with Jewish Labor…

Historical resume of the role of discipline in the educational process. (MF)

Describes the trend toward comprehensive education in England and its effects on educational opportunity and on democratization of the educational system. (JF)

An analysis of missionary education of slaves in the British West Indies from 1800 to 1833 examines the aims of missionary education and how they were either congruent with or antithetical to the society in which they operated; the methods of instruction; the nature of content and materials; and the impact on the slave society in the West Indies.…

The efforts of missionaries may have been uncoordinated and their objectives unnecessarily limited but they reduced the Yoruba language to writing, analyzed its grammar, and, through translations and compositions, laid the foundation for its literature. (Author/IRT)

Africans as well as missionaries and colonial officials were very active participants in moulding colonial educational policies and practices. (Author/IRT)

Discusses New Lanark, the nineteenth-century utopian community organized in Scotland by David Dale and Robert Owen. Underscores the centrality of child care, housing, health care, and ongoing education within the community. Recommends applying New Lanark principles in addressing the great disparities of the 1990s, particularly as they affect young…

Gives an overview of the educational history of Albania and notes the large number of reforms that have been effected. Argues that, despite the many changes in the schools, adherence to the ideological and political principles of communism has remained constant. (Author/WM)

Provides a discussion of Protagorean thought noting the parallel with the modern spirit; emphasizes Protagoras' humanism and his belief in man's goodness and his susceptibility to betterment. (JF)

English Catholic laity wanted to establish lay schools independent of bishops. The bishops wanted one school for clerical and lay students. Compromising, they established under joint management clerical/lay schools throughout Great Britain. Never really satisfied, Catholic laity established two lay schools, both of which eventually failed. (RM)