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Peer reviewedHelburn, Nicholas – Social Studies, 1998
Tells about the creation of the High School Geography Project. Beginning with a statement of problems faced by geography instructors, the story continues by examining the creation of project objectives, development of an overarching structure for lessons, and discussion of the project's success. Suggestions for contemporary curriculum design are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Geography Instruction
Peer reviewedAltenbaugh, Richard J. – History of Education Quarterly, 1983
Workers' social and educational experiences during the early twentieth century led to a perceived need for their own schools. Ideological origins of the labor colleges are enumerated, the objectives and programs of one labor college, Brookwood, are examined, and contributions of labor colleges to the American labor movement are analyzed. (RM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational History, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Download full textNational Education Goals Panel, Washington, DC. – 1993
The history and accomplishments of the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) are traced from the Education Summit in Charlottesville (Virginia) in 1989 when President Bush and 50 state governors agreed to set education goals for the nation. The goals were announced in February 1990, and the NEGP was formed in July 1990 to issue annual reports on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Annual Reports
Peer reviewedCollins, Kevin A. – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1989
This article examines the introduction of teacher education into Japan; the manner in which foreign, governmental, and industrial influences have affected the development of teacher education; and the nature of current educational reforms. (IAH)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Foundations of Education, Government Role
Hamilton, William – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1927
Through its Alaska division, the United State Bureau of Education is developing and educating an aboriginal population of different races dwelling in widely varying regions and climates, many of whom require assistance in adjusting themselves to the new conditions with which civilization has confronted them. The problem involves both educating…
Descriptors: Industry, Medical Services, Hospitals, Industrial Education
Anderson, Clinton L. – 1997
This book traces the history of the Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC) program, which allows military personnel to obtain civilian education at more that 1,000 designated community colleges, technical institutes, and four-year institutions nationwide. Among the topics discussed in this history of the SOC program's development as the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Consortia
PDF pending restorationWest, Linda L. – 1995
This document traces the history of adult education (AE) in California from the 1850s through the present. Chapter 1 traces AE in California from the 1850s through the 1940s, and chapter 2 summarizes AE governance, finance, and programming in the 1950s. Chapter 3 focuses on the new federal role in AE and AE program growth in the 1960s, with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges
