A representative survey of over 30,000 people aged 16-64 years across the 15 member states of the European Union and Norway sought Europeans' preferences for increasing or reducing the number of hours worked per week. Key finding included the following: (1) 51% preferred to work fewer hours in exchange for lower earnings while 12% preferred to…

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 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,…

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 for the school year September 1937 through August 1938 lists 3,890 theses and studies reported by 159 institutions, several of which had not reported previously. The list, which is the twelfth in the series, includes 519 doctors' dissertations, 3,146 masters' theses, and 225 studies reported as…

This book, consisting of 17 chapters written by different authors, traces the progress that has been made in developing lifelong learning policies over the past 30 years and examines current challenges to lifelong learning policymakers. Focusing on a global agenda, the book is organized in six parts with thematic chapters following an introductory…

This bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of educational publications for the period of January to March, 1931, inclusive. It is the second issue under the new plan in which the significant publications in educational literature in different fields have been contributed by specialists in those fields. The publications are organized…

This bulletin contains a selected, annotated, and classified bibliography of educational literature for the period October to December, 1931, inclusive, and is the fourth and last of the quarterly issues of the year 1931. The bibliography includes significant publications in the field of education which have appeared during the quarter, having…

The following pages contain a classified and annotated list of current educational publications for the period July to September, 1931, inclusive. It is the third of the quarterly issues of the year, following the plan instituted in 1930 whereby the selection of the significant material in the different fields is made by specialists in those…

For many years educators and librarians have felt the need of a check list and index to the publications of the Office of Education and the Federal Board for Vocational Education. So many different series have been issued from time to time that it has been almost impossible for librarians to know definitely what constitutes a complete set of these…

This Bibliography of Research Studies in Education covering the school year September 1936 through August 1937 is the eleventh in the series. It lists 3,530 studies reported by 122 institutions, several of which had not reported previously. The list includes 541 doctors' dissertations, 2,736 masters' theses, and 243 studies reported as faculty…

This catalog identifies all currently available Office of Education publications, and some materials in press as of June 1963. The annotated list contains approximately 650 titles in the following categories: (1) General publications--miscellaneous, OE publications, research, adult education, international, and library services; (2) Elementary and…

Within the two years comprehended in this review, the Congress of the United States has been in almost continuous session and all the states, except Alabama have held meetings of their legislative bodies. Six states, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and South Carolina hold annual meetings of their legislatures, and…

This bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of current educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education during the second quarter of 1927, April to June, inclusive. Contents are arranged in the following categories: (1) Educational history and biography; (2) Current educational conditions; (3) International…