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Download full textTalbot, Winthrop – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1916
"Illiterates" are those who have not learned to write in any language. This is the definition on which American and most foreign statistics of illiteracy are based, because the percentage of those who can read but can not write is so small that it may be ignored. The test of writing one's name and ordinary words is simple, easily…
Descriptors: Working Class, Immigrants, Adult Literacy, Illiteracy
Foster, Emery M.; Iedell, Julia E.; Smith, Rose Marie; Martens, Elias H.; McLeod, Beatrice – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1933
This bulletin provides the sixth chapter of the Biennial Survey of Education, 1930-32, which has been published in separate chapters dealing with specific segments of the educational system. This document explores the impact of the economic depression on the education of exceptional children. Special day schools and classes for exceptional…
Descriptors: Day Schools, Residential Schools, Disabilities, Special Schools
Heck, Arch O. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1930
The present American philosophy of education proclaims equality of opportunity for every child. This requires a study of the inherent capacities of children and the consideration of the opportunities for service in a highly complex industrialized society. The Office of Education is now engaged in studying the success of the types of curriculum and…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Statistics, National Surveys, Public Schools
