ERIC Number: ED541465
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1921
Pages: 190
Abstractor: ERIC
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Survey of the Schools of Wilmington, Delaware. Part 2: I. The Elementary Courses; II. Secondary Education; III. Special Departments and Subjects. Bulletin, 1921, No. 2
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior
The study of the public-school system of Wilmington, Delaware, of which this bulletin is a part, was made by the United States Commissioner of Education upon invitation of a committee of 30 citizens of Wilmington appointed by the board of education, by the city council, and by the mayor of the city, and empowered to arrange for such a study. In the introduction of Part 1 of this report, printed under separate cover, is a full statement of the conditions under which this survey was undertaken, its scope, and the personnel of the commission appointed to make the study. This bulletin, which constitutes Part 2 of the report, is divided into three chapters. Chapter I: Comment and Suggestions on the Separate Elementary Course covers the following topics: (1) Language and grammar in elementary grades; (2) Nature study; (3) Arithmetic; (4) Geography; (5) Reading, penmanship, spelling; (6) Physical training and health education; (7) The program of health care and education; and (8) Drawing. Chapter II: Secondary Education contains information on (1) The high-school pupils; (2) Nature of the high-school curriculums; (3) The teachers and their work; (4) Administration and supervision; and (5) Buildings and equipment. Chapter III: Special Departments and Subjects presents: (1) The kindergarten; (2) Home economics instruction; (3) Vocational education; and (4) Music in the Wilmington schools. An appendix contains 10 tables. Individual chapters contain footnotes. (Contains 20 tables and 1 figure.) [For "Survey of the Schools of Wilmington, Delaware. Part 1: The Educational Background; II. School Organization, Supervision, and Finance; III. A School Building Program for Wilmington. Bulletin, 1921, No. 2," see ED541464. Best copy available has been provided.]
Descriptors: Educational Administration, School Supervision, Health Education, School Organization, Vocational Education, Educational History, Economics Education, School Buildings, City Government, Home Economics, School Surveys, Elementary Secondary Education, Grammar, Language Arts, English, Arithmetic, Physical Education, Freehand Drawing, Geography, Kindergarten, Equipment, Music Education, Environmental Education, Public Schools, School Districts
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior.
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education (ED)
Identifiers - Location: Delaware
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