Data from a longitudinal study are used to examine the role of education as a determinant of labor market entrance in Chile during the 1970s. Finds that the more powerful predictors of occupational attainment were educational variables rather than family social status, and educational quality variables rather than educational attainment or…

Explores the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in Board of Education versus Rowley, interpreting the implications of the federal Education for All Handicapped Children Act for the evolution of special education laws and practices. (Author/BJD)

Examines the governing structures of state and local school systems as reported for 1880. Three distinctive models of governance are identified for the Northeast, the South, and the Midwest in the method of appointment or election of school officers at the state and local levels. (Author/BJD)

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)

Outlines the kinds of "basic knowledge" that might inform and improve educational practice and discusses various barriers to the generation and dissemination of such knowledge. Argues for a multidisciplinary approach to educational research. (GC)

Discussion of the evolution of the high school in the United States focuses on factors that have influenced its social role and functions. Points out that schools have never been passive agents in serving the needs of society; rather they have played an important part in setting standards and creating social patterns.(GC)