The confused and chaotic condition which characterizes vocational and industrial education at the present time is evidence of the fact that certain far-reaching and fundamental adjustments are going on in the educational world. These adjustments involve, on the one hand, the school in all of its aspects and at all of its stages, and, on the other…

Industrial arts is a phase of general education that concerns itself with the materials, processes, and products of manufacture, and with the contribution of those engaged in industry. The learnings come through the pupil's experiences with tools and materials, and through his study of resultant conditions of life. It is a curriculum area rather…

There is a substantial amount of classified material on vocations, however there has been no central compilation of material on vocational guidance techniques. This bibliography is an attempt to bring together, classify, and describe pertinent literature dealing with student personnel, guidance, and related methods of aiding individuals to…

The improvement of human relations is generally recognized today as an essential prerequisite to national unity and world peace. Bringing about better human relations, however, presents many important problems, among those of: (1) Providing accurate knowledge about different races and groups; (2) Developing understanding and appreciation of these…

The work of the visiting teacher in the country's school system is rapidly becoming a professional service of significance in the realization of the objectives of education, namely, complete development of the whole child. Like many new services, this phase of pupil personnel work has had a Topsy-like growth without adequate safeguards as to…

The national contributions contained in this paper and on the Eurydice website formed the basis for the comparative study on the integration at school of immigrant children in Europe. Each contribution has exactly the same structure with four main sections entitled as follows: (1) National definitions and demographic context of immigration; (2)…

The national contributions contained in this paper and on the Eurydice website formed the basis for the comparative study on the integration at school of immigrant children in Europe. Each contribution has exactly the same structure with four main sections entitled as follows: (1) National definitions and demographic context of immigration; (2)…

This bulletin documents the work of the Alaska division of the Bureau of Education. It reports advance sheets for the biennial survey of education, 1922-1924. The Alaska division is required to make provision for the education of the natives of Alaska, extend to them all possible medical relief, train them to self-support, and, so far as possible,…

The Congressionally-mandated Head Start Impact Study is being conducted across 84 nationally representative grantee/delegate agencies. Approximately 5,000 newly entering 3- and 4-year-old children applying for Head Start were randomly assigned to either a Head Start group that had access to Head Start program services or to a non-Head Start group…

At a time when a large portion of the pupils who have completed the work of the secondary school continues into higher institutions of learning, neither the group of secondary schools nor the aggregation of colleges has a right to consider its problems out of relation to the level of education above or below it. During the past few years a…

Education is an open-end process. It can, and should be, lifelong, and schools should leave the door open to all who are eager to learn--adults as well as children and young people. Our public schools are meeting this community responsibility in more and more ways--among them the evening school, which pioneered in adult education and continues to…

More than ever before teachers, principals, and superintendents are joining with parents and citizens of the community in examining and appraising what the schools are trying to do and how their work can be adequately supported. One of the topics that comes up for frequent discussion in the high school field is the Carnegie Unit. It has been our…

The most valuable result of right education is the broadening, deepening, and refining of human life. This result can no more be measured by dollars and cents than truth, self-sacrifice, and love can be made out of pork and potatoes. While the higher things of the soul are priceless rewards which true education brings, they are not its only…

The study presented in this bulletin shows considerable variation in the subjects included in the curriculum set up for prospective teachers. There is, however, a growing tendency toward a common standard, and the two-year courses are coming to have many elements in common both as to subject matter and methods of procedure. For example, in many…

The traditional secondary school limited its instruction to full time pupils. Rather than adapt the kind and amount of work to the necessities of the pupil who cannot attend full time, it apparently preferred to have him leave school altogether. While frowning upon an elective system within the school, it felt no qualms in allowing the great…