NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 12 results Save | Export
Hammerman, William M., Ed. – 1980
Fifty years of innovative programming in what has come to be called resident outdoor education are traced in this volume which examines the evolution of resident outdoor education from its early beginnings to the present. The several authors of this book are leaders in outdoor education who have been intimately involved in the development of…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Curriculum Development, Ecology, Environmental Education
Ridley, Jack B. – 1984
This book records highlights of the development of electrical engineering education at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR), first known as the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (MSM). Chapter I focuses on the formative years (1871-1924), discussing the first course of study in electricity, expansion of the electrical…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Department Heads, Departments
Stamper, Anne – 1998
This book traces the Women's Institute (WI's) movement and its contribution to the lifelong learning of rural women for 100 years and how it led to the opening of Denman College in 1948. Part 1 describes the following: WI's start in Canada; its move to England and Wales; the women who molded and guided the WI after the First World War; education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational History, Foreign Countries, General Education
Kitchen, Ronald D. – 1985
Prepared for the 75th anniversary of the external studies program at the University of Queensland, this essay includes a brief introduction and an introductory account of the first four directors of the program. Background information provided in the introduction includes the establishment, educational philosophy, funding sources, and…
Descriptors: Biographies, College Administration, Distance Education, Educational Change
Zigler, Edward; Muenchow, Susan – 1992
This book describes the history of the Head Start program. Encouraged by Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, in February, 1965, the Head Start Planning Commission presented a proposal for a program to the Johnson administration, which promoted it as a nationwide program to serve half a million poor children. By the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Compensatory Education, Day Care
Persons, Stow – 1990
An historical account of the creation and development of the University of Iowa is presented. Organized by presidental administration, this institutional history concentrates on the period when the university established its place among the major U.S. universities, and follows the school's struggle to establish (through three distinct stages) a…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Chronicles, College Presidents, Departments
Drummond, Norman W. – 1978
The paper explores special education in Australia during the period 1970-80. Separate sections discuss the following aspects: (1) beginnings of special education in Australia, (2) early developments in public provision for the education of handicapped children, (3) progress in the provision for special education during 1970-80 (including such…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy
Hill, Amie; Herman, Richard – 1998
Based on structured interviews with Interlocken students, staff, parents, and alumni, this book presents a historical account of the international coeducational camp, Interlocken, founded in 1961, and its practice and philosophy of experiential education. Section 1 explains the innovative summer-camp/youth-travel mission of Interlocken and its…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Cultural Exchange, Experiential Learning
Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Valentine, Jeanette, Ed. – 1979
This book aims to provide a comprehensive history and analysis of the operation and evolution of Project Head Start. The volume consists of 23 original articles covering program history, the preschool education and developmental components of Head Start, and Head Start program development and evaluation. In Part One, the historical roots of Head…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Development, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs
England, J. Merton – 1982
Provided in this book is a legislative and administrative history of the National Science Foundation (NSF) during its formative years (1945-57). The 15 chapter book is organized into three parts. Part 1 ("The Long Debate, 1945-50") narrates the legislative history of the Foundation's creation. Part 2 ("Beginning, 1950-54")…
Descriptors: College Science, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Auret, Diana – 2000
This book documents the history, successes, and failures of Save the Children's farmworker program in Zimbabwe, 1981-98. The report explores workers' past and present living and working conditions on commercial farms and describes how the program promoted a progression from workers with a migrant mentality to the building of functional…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Health Care, Adult Basic Education, Agricultural Laborers
Horton, Aimee Isgrig – 1989
This book reviews the history of the Highlander Folk School (Summerfield, Tennessee) and describes school programs that were developed to support Black and White southerners involved in social change. The Highlander Folk School was a small, residential adult education institution founded in 1932. The first section of the book provides background…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Blacks, Change Agents