The question of how to best prepare nurses for practice continues to be debated extensively. The crux of the debate is whether a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) should be required of all registered nurses in the United States or whether an associate degree in nursing (ADN) and diploma programs adequately prepare novice nurses for practice.…

Australia's national vocational education and training (VET) system and nationally funded technical and further education colleges were established in the 1970s. In the 1980s, traineeships complementing traditional apprenticeships and competency-based training were instituted. An industry-led training system was established in the 1990s. Total VET…

This bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of current educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education to April 1, 1926. The last preceding list in the series was issued as Bulletin, 1925, No. 14, and comprised publications received by the Bureau of Education to April 1, 1925. The present bulletin accordingly…

The eighth compilation of research studies in education, presented herewith, covers the school year, September 1, 1933, through August 31, 1934. A total of 3,506 studies were reported by 117 institutions, several of which had not reported in earlier years. These included 469 doctors' dissertations, 2,763 masters' theses, and 274 studies reported…

This chapter of the "Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1928-1930" focuses on the following topic areas as they relate to homemaking education: Part I: Present trends, contains the following: (a) Contributions rendered; (b) Philosophy changes; (c) Expansion of home economics in our public schools; (d) Home economics required; (e)…

The Seventy-first Congress authorized a survey of the education of teachers on a Nation-wide scope, conducted during the last 3 years. After the work of the survey was organized it was apparent that only a limited number of studies could be undertaken with the time and funds available. It was decided, therefore, to cooperate whenever possible with…

The bulletin comprises a general survey in bibliographic form of current educational literature, domestic and foreign, received during the monthly period preceding the date of publication of each issue. This office can not supply the publications listed in this bulletin, other than those expressly designated as publications of the Bureau of…

In 1930 a number of organizations interested in teacher preparation asked for a survey by the Federal Government in order to secure usable information applicable to the larger problems of teacher education. Congress subsequently appropriated funds for this investigation, and the survey extended from July 1, 1930 to June 30, 1933. The first section…

This 1927 bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of current educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education to January 1, 1927, in the following subject areas: (1) Educational history and biography; (2) Current educational conditions; (3) International aspects of education; (4) Educational theory and…

This bulletin discusses public education in the cities of the United States. Part I, Larger Cities, includes the following sections: (1) Introductory; (2) Americanization; (3) Elimination of German and the teaching of foreign languages; (4) Junior high schools; (5) Vocational education; (6) The Gary School; (7) Military training in the schools;…

This bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of about 500 publications issued by the U.S. Office of Education through October 1961, including recent editions of annual surveys which, since the academic year 1869-70, have become traditional publications of the Office of Education, providing data and forecasts concerning finances,…

This book, which focuses on how personality, societal values and politics have influenced the mission of adult education, contains 34 papers originally presented at a 2000 conference on the history of adult education. Following a Foreword (Poggeler) and Preface (Nemeth) the papers are: "The Globalization of Adult Education and the One World…

Adult learning in Norway was examined in a thematic review that focused on the following areas: the contexts of adult learning; the participants in, providers of, and returns from adult learning; issues and problems facing adult learning; and good practices. The following are among the main findings of the review: (1) adult learning has a long…

The present index, covering the nine issues of the monthly record of current educational publications from February, 1914, to January, 1915, inclusive, is designed to equip the series for use as an annual bibliography of education for 1914. During the period named the record was published each month, with the exception of June, July, and August,…

The Bibliography of Research Studies in Education covering the school year September 1934 through August 1935 is the ninth in the series. It lists 2,971 studies reported by 145 institutions, a number of which had not reported before. It contains a total of 384 doctors' dissertations, 2,368 masters' thesis, and 219 studies reported as faculty…