Studies the institutional characteristics and strategic choices of successful academies operating under the New York Regents system from 1838 to 1850. Identifies single-sex education and denominational affiliation as important for success. Suggests frameworks for investigating variations among the 19th-century academies and discusses implications…

Explores educational reform at the turn of the century, documenting the influence of European educational thought and practice on the work of John Dewey and the influence of Dewey's ideas on education in Turkey, Russia, and the Netherlands. A context-specific approach to discussions of Progressivism is required. (SLD)

Major shifts in policy have marked the attitude toward homework in U.S. educational history. This discussion focuses on the effort to abolish homework waged by Progressive educational experts in the early 20th century. Health was the primary argument against homework in the years before World War I. (SLD)

During his years in Chicago, while working with teacher advocate Ella Flagg Young, John Dewey wrote incisively about teachers and the political constraints that limit their effectiveness. After he left Chicago in 1904, his writings largely ignored teachers, focusing on the aims of education in a democratic society. (Author/SLD)

This article, written in 1896, discusses the opportunity provided by the dilemma which at that time confronted those concerned with American secondary education: the potentially conflicting demands for adequate preparation imposed on the high school by colleges and universities and for terminal education demanded by the general community. (GC)

Illustrates applicability of scientific scrutiny to secondary education by demonstrating how to relate to "natural" language instruction to student attainments, how variations in grading practices affect student performance, how knowledge gained in recitation is related to that gained in silent study, how to determine whether education in one…

Considers the actual and ideal role and activities of secondary school principals. Reviews results of a survey of high school principals conducted circa 1920 by the Commission of Secondary Schools of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. (GC)

In 1918, a report was issued that organized educational objectives around "Seven Cardinal Principles": vocation, citizenship, health, worthy use of leisure, command of fundamental processes, worthy home membership, and ethical character. This article examines the extent to which curricula of a random sample of high schools during that period…

Documents the development of two-year colleges in the United States during the 1920s and discusses the following trends: the early dominance of private institutions and the post-World War I rise of public two-year colleges, their extraordinary growth rate, and their concentration in the Midwest and the South. (GC)

Written in 1933, this article is optimistic about the public schools' ability to stay open despite the economic crisis brought on by the Great Depression. Also discussed are general issues such as who shall attend high school and college, the proper relationships among various educational institutions, and curricular length and content. (GC)

Written in 1934, develops the notion of a scientifically constructed secondary school curriculum based on the study of social trends. (GC)

Suggests that the teaching of history must (1) seek to promote values that will help to guide the citizens of tomorrow and (2) face the perspective that insights gained through studying history are not eternal truths but are tested in light of their relevance to social action. (Author/GC)

Examines the stage of development (circa 1946) in the education of school administrators and proposes ways of improving efforts in this field. Discusses the respective responsibilities of school systems and university departments of education. (GC)