Philanthropy and the Gospel of Child Development.

Schlossman, Steven

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ERIC Number: EJ255629

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Publication Date: 1981

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Philanthropy and the Gospel of Child Development.

Schlossman, Steven

History of Education Quarterly, v21 n3 p275-99 Fall 1981

Highlights the role of the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Foundation in promoting child development research and parent education in America during the 1920s. The author discusses the ways that the movement's stress on scientific objectivity help to increase its acceptance by both parents and educators. (AM)

Descriptors: Child Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Modern History, Parent Education, Philanthropic Foundations, Research, Scientific Methodology

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Language: English

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