This reference guide contains biographical information on the nearly 300 artists whose paintings and drawings are presented in "The Shorewood Collection." These artisis, listed alphabetically, represent major epochs in the history of Western art. A selection of Asian, African, and American Indian artists or groups also is presented. This…

This theme issue is devoted to the three men named Henry Wallace and the history they made for Iowa and for the United States. All of the Henrys were deeply involved in farming and all of them wrote in a magazine called "Wallaces' Farmer." All three of these men also did special work for the U.S. government. The most famous Henry, Henry…

A biography of an eighteenth century black American mathematician is presented. (SD)

This is a guide for recording one's family history. With the use of tape recorders, recording or home videotape systems and simple interviewing techniques, anyone--child or adult--can easily prepare oral biographies to track their families' chronicles. The guide presents instructions for interviewing relatives and friends. Included is a…

As head of Brazil's literacy campaign, educator Paulo Freire discovered that overwhelming student apathy required restructuring his values toward empowering instead of controlling students. For education to be linked to progress at an individual level, curriculum must emanate partly from the learners' lives. Includes five references. (MLH)

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)

A conceptual framework and teaching guidelines for biographical history, i.e., centering the study of history in individual lives, are presented. Both the framework and guidelines were derived from a group of philosopher-historians representing a full monistic-pluralistic spectrum of theories: Marx, Weber, Toynbee, Ortega y Gasset, and Dilthey.…

This biographical resource outlines the lives and achievements of more than 200 philosophers and religious leaders and shows how their accomplishments have influenced the world and the thoughts of those who followed. The resource provides information on how these thoughts and beliefs made a lasting impact on society. The volume begins with an…

This special subject volume on "Authors" was especially created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and readily understand. Each volume contains alphabetically arranged sketches. Each entry provides at least one picture of the individual profiled, and bold-faced rubrics lead the reader to information on birth,…

Ralph Beelke served the National Art Education Association (NAEA) as Executive Secretary and President; he was closely associated with the growth of a professional and organizational consciousness among art educators. In this interview, Beelke discusses his interest, trends, changes and work in art education, and the forming of the NAEA.…

A brief biographical account of the life of Elizabeth Byrne Ferm and her work in the Modern School Movement describes her early life; her educational training based on Froebel's ideas; and her development of "free" kindergartens, particularly at the Modern School at Stelton, New Jersey. (SAS)

A few Progressive-era educators sought to supplant the study of history in schools. The fundamental reforms that Harvard professor Albert Bushnell Hart and the History Ten recommended for history education in 1893--that the subject hold a central place in the curriculum--were those advanced by the Committee on Social Studies 25 years later. Hart's…

This brief introduction to E. Jan Kappers' article "Outpatient Treatment of Dyslexia through Stimulation of the Cerebral Hemispheres" reviews the lifetime work of Kappers in the field of dyslexia. (CR)

Reviews and suggests three professional resources for integrating biography and poetry into the curriculum as interesting literary genres at any grade level. (MG)