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Nursery Schools: Their Development and Current Practices in the United States. Bulletin, 1932, No. 9
Author: Davis, Mary Dabney
Date: 1933-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Educational History,Nursery Schools,Preschool Education,Educational Trends,Educational Environment,Educational Practices,Educational Principles,School Organization,School Administration,School Role,Public Education,Welfare Services,School Surveys,National Surveys,Urban Population,Rural to Urban Migration,Educational Development,Program Development,Financial Support,Educational Finance,Private Education,Teacher Education,Higher Education,Philanthropic Foundations,School Schedules,Enrollment,School Personnel,Child Care,Laboratory Schools,Practicums,Governance

During the decade 1920-1930 the number of nursery schools reported to the United States Office of Education increased from 3 to 262. This last number does not comprise the total number of nursery schools in the United States, but the increase from 3 to 262 in the number reported indicates their rapid growth. This evident interest in nursery schools is changing the general conception of school age. A new unit at the foot of the ladder of the educational program is being accepted. This unit reaches a step lower than the kindergarten in meeting the needs of a child's development and is one answer to the recurrent question, Where can one learn more about the care and education of young children? Two general trends are largely responsible for the development of nursery schools during the past decade. First, the general concern that each individual be given opportunity to start life fortified with adequate emotional controls and social adjustments that may obviate many of the present difficulties in adolescent and adult life. Second, the movement of population toward cities has placed certain social and economic limitations upon family life. There is a larger proportion of &quot;only&quot; children and of small families. The children need a substitute for the wholesome give and take which living with other children affords. This bulletin presents a composite picture of nursery-school procedures, an analysis of the administration and operation of 2003 nursery schools, and individual reports of the organization of 12 nursery schools sponsored by different types of institutions and representative of the different services offered. The study concludes with a description of the nursery school in publicly supported programs of education and welfare. This bulletin contains the following sections: (1) What is nursery-school education?; (2) A survey of the organization and operation of 203 nursery schools; (3) Organization and administration of five representative nursery schools; and (4) Nursery schools in pubic-school systems and publicly supported welfare institutions. Individual sections contain footnotes and references. [This bulletin was written in collaboration with Rowna Hansen. Best copy available has been provided.]
Physical Education and Health Education as a Part of All General Teacher-Training Curricula. Bulletin, 1932, No. 10
Author: Ready, Marie M.
Date: 1932-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Health Education,Physical Education,Teacher Education,National Surveys,Hygiene,Teacher Education Curriculum,Elementary Education,Elementary School Teachers,Public Schools,State Schools,Private Schools,Private Colleges,Kindergarten,High Schools,Questionnaires,Standards,Student Teaching

In a recent survey, Physical Education in City Public Schools, Physical Education Series No. 10, published by the Office of Education, the fact was pointed out that in many cities, the program of physical education in elementary schools is carried on largely by the regular grade teachers. While in many instances, special supervisors of physical education assist these teachers in planning and carrying on a suitable program, it is evident that the success or the failure of the work depends largely on the training of the regular grade teacher for handling the work. In view of this fact, this study was made of the status of physical education and health education (or hygiene) as required subjects in all teacher-training curricula given by institutions of higher education. It is limited to the general curricula which prepare students for teaching in the kindergarten, elementary, and high schools, including all general curricula for teaching in the rural schools. The investigation included 25 city public normal schools, 69 State normal schools, 142 teachers colleges, 107 publicly controlled colleges and universities, and 552 privately controlled colleges and universities. The information was secured from the catalogues of the institutions. The material collected was recorded on a questionnaire which was sent to each institution to be collected or approved. In general, the information presented in limited to the institutions returning the questionnaires. However, some additional supplemental information taken from the catalogues of a few other institutions is included. (Contains 4 footnotes.) [Best copy available has been provided.]
The House of the People: An Account of Mexico's New Schools of Action. Bulletin, 1932, No. 11
Author: Cook, Katherine M.
Date: 1932-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Rural Education,Foreign Countries,Mexicans,Rural Schools,Cultural Education,Institutional Mission,Institutional Characteristics,Culturally Relevant Education,Public Agencies,School Activities,Special Programs,Educational Policy,Educational Practices,Educational Indicators

There are a number of reasons for the increasing interest of American educators in educational progress in Mexico. From a more definitely educational standpoint they are concerned because of the large number of Mexican children enrolling in schools, especially in Southwestern States. Educators are beginning to realize that a wider knowledge of their country and of their cultural background and their social situation at home might lead to a better understanding of their needs and abilities. These and other very real and mutual interests in educational policies and practices prompted the preparation of this bulletin. It is, for the most part, an account of impressions gained during a month's observation and study among Mexican schools, chiefly rural schools. The author aims to describe certain outstanding features of the rural educational program which she observed and believes to be of special interest to educators in the United States. The larger and more important tendencies, observed with a desire to understand the spirit which animates the program rather than its details, are those with which this bulletin is primarily concerned. This bulletin contains these chapters: (1) Rural schools; (2) Cultural Missions; (3) Normal Schools; (4) Secretaria de Educacion Publica; (5) Secondary Schools; and (6) Special Activities. A bibliography is included. Individual sections contain footnotes. [Best copy available has been provided.]
The American Lyceum: Its History and Contribution to Education. Bulletin, 1932, No. 12
Author: Hayes, Cecil B.
Date: 1932-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Public Education,Teacher Associations,Intellectual History,Social History,Institutional Advancement,Evidence,Organizational Effectiveness,Institutional Role,Educational Development,Position Papers,Conference Papers,Conferences (Gatherings),Change Agents,Resource Materials

During an investigation made to determine to what extent teachers in the United States had organized teachers' associations previous to the forming of the National Education Association, the American Lyceum was found to be the first educational institution, of which teachers were a part, having a program calculated to improve the educational status of the Nation. The term &quot;American lyceum&quot; is used to designate the lyceum system as a whole. The system was composed of town, county, State, and national lyceums. Except for the town lyceums, the system was organized by representation, county, State, and national lyceums each being formed by delegates from the next smaller group. The name applies to the system, but the town or local lyceums were the fundamental divisions of the organization. This bulletin is presented in two parts: (1) the history of the lyceum, and (2) its contribution to the advancement of public education. Details of the lyceum's beginning, growth, and activity are given in the history, while part two consists of evidence indicating its contribution. Appended are: (1) Source material; (2) Constitution and by-laws of the American Lyceum; (3) Resolutions of the American Lyceum; (4) Organizations represented at American Lyceum conventions; (5) List of lectures and essays (with authors); (6) Men who aided the lyceum movement; (7) Circular, ninth annual meeting and resolutions of National Education Convention; and (8) Resolutions, National Education Convention, November, 1839. Individual sections contain footnotes. (Contains 1 table.) [Best copy available has been provided.]
Record of Current Educational Publications. Bulletin, 1932, No. 13
Author: McCabe, Martha R., Ed.
Date: 1932-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Publications,Kindergarten,Preschool Education,Primary Education,Elementary Education,Secondary Education,Special Needs Students,Disabilities,Educational Psychology,Two Year Colleges,Teacher Education,Colleges,Universities,Graduate Study,Public Schools,Adult Education,African American Education,Foreign Students,Child Development,Student Behavior,Curriculum,Educational Resources,Junior High Schools,Student Evaluation,Teaching Methods,Educational Administration,Individual Differences,Articulation (Education),Guidance,School Libraries,Extracurricular Activities,Special Education,Vocational Education,Student Characteristics,Admission (School),Educational History,School Personnel,School Buildings,Educational Finance,Supervision

This bulletin contains a selected, annotated, and classified bibliography of educational literature for the period January to March, 1932, inclusive. The bibliography includes significant publications in the field of education which have appeared during the quarter, having been selected by specialists in certain fields who are serving as collaborators. Books, periodicals, and pamphlets here mentioned may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers either directly or through a dealer, or, in the case of an association publication, from the secretary of the issuing organization. The publications are organized into the following topics: (1) Nursery, kindergarten and primary education (Edna Dean Baker); (2) Elementary education (Ernest Horn); (3) Secondary education (Leonard V. Koos); (4) Exceptional children (Elise H. Martens); (5) Educational psychology (M. E. Haggerty); (6) Junior colleges (Walter C. Eells); (7) Education of teachers (E. S. Evenden); (8) Colleges, universities, and graduate schools (Arthur J. Klein); (9) Public-school administration (Carter Alexander); (10) Adult education (Alonzo G. Grace); (11) Negro education (Ambrose Caliver); (12) Foreign education (James F. Abel); and (13) Proceedings, reports, and Office of Education publications (Martha R. McCabe). An index is included. [Edited in the Library Division of the Office of Education. Best copy available has been provided.]
Parents&apos; Problems with Exceptional Children. Bulletin, 1932, No. 14
Author: Martens, Elise H.
Date: 1932-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Gifted,Educational Opportunities,Behavior Problems,Mental Retardation,Home Programs,Parents,Child Rearing,Access to Education,Physical Disabilities,Special Needs Students,Special Schools,Parent Responsibility,Transitional Programs,Vocational Education,Play,Child Development,Child Health,Special Classes,Leisure Time,Residential Programs,Occupational Aspiration,Blindness,Deafness

The White House Conference on Child Health and Protection has recently pointed out how inadequately this country is providing educational opportunities for exceptional children. One-half million gifted children, another half million retarded children, three-quarters of a million children exhibiting serious behavior problems, three hundred thousand seriously crippled children, and fourteen thousand blind constitute only a partial list of the children in this country who vary so markedly from the normal as to need special educational provisions. What these special provisions are, where they may be obtained, and how they may be supplemented, or in some cases provided, by the home program are problems which many parents are now facing. This manuscript analyzes many of these problems and offers practical suggestions for parents who are concerned about the education of their own children or interested in the greatest welfare of all children. (Contains 10 footnotes.) [Best copy available has been provided.]
Bibliography on Educational Finance, 1923-1931. Bulletin, 1932, No. 15
Author: Alexander, Carter
Date: 1932-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Educational Finance,Bibliographies,National Surveys,Statistical Data

This bibliography, conceived as one of the earliest undertakings of the survey, does for the materials published from 1923 to 1931 what the Educational Finance Inquiry's bibliography did for the earlier years. Like the earlier bibliography, this one aims to stimulate school executives and research workers to progress in financing education. In a way each heading in the bibliography represents one or more problems in school finance. Nearly every important heading opens and plainly marks new and easy highways to representative data, ideas, and statistics, and descriptions of practice essential for sound solutions of the problems involved. Accordingly the bibliography endeavors to include only usable materials. The closing date for regular references was September 1, 1931. [Best copy available has been provided.]
A Symposium on the New Homemaking Education. Bulletin, 1933, No. 3
Author: United States Department of the Interior, Office of Education (ED)
Date: 1933-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Family Life,Home Economics,Expertise,Conferences (Gatherings),Social Problems,Homemaking Skills,Scientists,Educational Change,Advisory Committees,Program Content,Curriculum,Program Development,National Security,Social Sciences

One of the seven objectives of education adopted by the committee on the reorganization of secondary education was "worthy home membership." Adoption of this objective led to a reexamination of provisions for homemaking education. As a result, a number of regional conferences were held at which educational leaders and scientists in various fields of knowledge considered the place and function of home economics in American education, and the curriculum content of home economics in the schools and higher institutions. The aim of this bulletin is to set forth some of the views on the needs for homemaking education as expressed by those attending the various conferences, and who are laboring with the educational, economic, and social problems surrounding present home life, with the hope that the constructive suggestions made by these experts will lead to the building of a homemaking program which will develop in boys and girls alike an appreciation for, and a desire to participate in, the daily activities of home life, as well as an intelligent understanding of the factors involved in sound home life. The challenge to those responsible for the homemaking program is vigorously supported by leading social scientists in their clear-cut analyses of the forces now at work which are bringing about serious changes in present home and family life, if perhaps not disintegrating influences that are bearing down upon the Nation's institution fundamental to its future security. Contributors to this bulletin include: (1) Emeline S. Whitcomb; (2) William John Cooper; (3) Worth McClure; (4) Charles A. Rice; (5) Roscoe W. Thatcher; (6) James L. McConaughy; (7) Karl E. Leib; (8) Andrew G. Truxal; (9) Bertram E. Packard; (10) R. D. Russell; (11) Orville C. Pratt; (12) Frederick G. Bonser; (13) Agnes Houston Craig; (14) Mary E. Parker; and (15) C. C. McCracken. (Contains 8 footnotes.) [Best copy available has been provided.]
The Art of Teaching by Radio. Bulletin, 1933, No. 4
Author: Koon, Cline M.
Date: 1933-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Radio,Best Practices,Educational Technology,Teaching Methods,Broadcast Industry,Learning Activities,Lecture Method,Discussion (Teaching Technique),Music,Drama,Program Development,Audiences

Radio is a new force which science has placed in the hands of civilization. Its potential  uses are so numerous and varied that it has captivated the imagination of the entire civilized world. As a means of diffusing entertainment and information over wide areas, broadcasting has no peer. Steadily it is breaking down the barriers of isolation, broadening the horizons, and enriching the lives of countless millions of people. Within a dozen years radio  broadcasting has become an important social fact in nearly every country in the world. Even the civilization of the future may depend upon the control and direction of this power. The principal purpose of this bulletin is to make available to the educational profession what appear to be the best practices in teaching by radio. The study should also be of service to professional broadcasters and occasional speakers. It is hoped that the prospective broadcaster will find a number of practical suggestions to assist them in the preparation and presentation of broadcasts. The final report is divided into five chapters. Chapter I briefly considers the purpose, procedure, and plan of the study. The second chapter treats the various forms of radio programs and the special consideration in each. The third chapter deals with certain points that should be considered in the preparation of all educational broadcasts. Publicity and supplementary aids for listeners are included in the fourth chapter; and some points that should be considered in the presentation of all educational broadcasts are treated in the fifth chapter. A bibliography is also included. (Contains 1 footnote.) [Best copy available has been provided.]
Rural Elementary Education among Negroes under Jeanes Supervising Teachers. Bulletin, 1933, No. 5
Author: Caliver, Ambrose
Date: 1933-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Elementary Education,Rural Education,Counties,Rural Schools,African American Education,Teachers,Supervision,Access to Education,Educational Quality,Teacher Qualifications,Principals,African American Teachers,Whites,Proximity,Mental Retardation,Acceleration (Education),Age Differences,Teacher Characteristics,Gender Differences,Marital Status,Teacher Education,Teaching Experience,Tenure,Occupational Aspiration,Teacher Salaries,Student Records,Student Promotion,Student Evaluation,School Libraries,School Buildings,Equipment

Despite the fact that the past two decades have witnessed the greatest exodus of Negroes from rural sections in the history of the race, the majority still live in the country. According to the 1930 census, more than two-thirds of the race reside in farming and non-farming rural areas. In 15 Southern States, it was found that of the 9,420,747 Negro population, 67.4 percent were rural dwellers. In three of the States, the percentages were as high as 79, 81, and 83. These facts have a real bearing on the education of the Negro, and show that, according to the number of persons involved, the education of colored persons in rural centers is a problem of great importance. The National Survey of Secondary Education showed almost unbelievable results in secondary education for Negroes. This would seem to imply similar results for elementary schools. A specialist in the education of Negroes, Dr. Ambrose Caliver, has investigated those schools which have been under the Jeanes supervisors. The Jeanes Fund has been a most worthwhile philanthropy extending its benign influence over these underprivileged people in the Southern States. This study represents 611 schools with a teaching staff of approximately 1,000 teachers and enrolling 44,785 pupils. The schools are located in 76 counties in the 12 Southern States. Some of the schools were almost inaccessible. It was found that more than a third of the children were in the kindergarten and first grade. Only, 2.29 percent were in the eighth grade--such is school mortality in these rural schools. Only about 11 percent of the teachers in these schools held college degrees. The teachers and principals had more experience however than White teachers. Meetings attended and reading show great professional interest on their part. It was found that the Rosenwald Fund had given great impetus to better housing. The report closes with 14 problems listed for further study. Individual sections contain footnotes. (Contains 30 tables and 6 figures.) [Best copy available has been provided.]
Bibliography of Research Studies in Education, 1931-1932. Bulletin, 1933, No. 6
Author: Gray, Ruth A.
Date: 1933-00-00
Type: Historical Materials
Subjects: Doctoral Dissertations,Educational Research,Bibliographies,Masters Theses,College Faculty,Research Reports,Graduate Students

The Office of Education presents herewith the sixth annual compilation of research studies in education, comprising masters' and doctors' theses and other investigations completed from 1931 to 1932. The last study was quite large (more than 450 pages). Consequently ways were sought of reducing this one. The result is that several mimeographed studies containing some researches formerly published by title in this volume were issued. That has left  for inclusion in this volume only the masters' and doctors' theses and faculty research studies. The studies marked with an asterisk are those which may be had by inter-library loans from the Office of Education. In August 1931 we began the collection of doctors' dissertations and outstanding masters' theses. We now have more than 700 of these coming from 139 cooperating colleges. Circulation of these studies will help research in education and prevent duplication of effort. Indexes of authors, subjects, institutions, and organizations are provided. (Contains 1 footnote.) [Prepared in the Library Division Office of Education. Best copy available has been provided.]