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ERIC Number: EJ647724
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
The Era of the Rural School. Teaching Strategies.
Gwaltney, Thomas M.
Childhood Education, v78 n2 p104-06 Win 2001-2002
The second article in a series of three written about teaching strategies in primary schools in England and America, this article reviews strategies used in American one-room rural schoolhouses from the late 1800s to the 1940s. Examines historical perspective, curriculum, school life, punishment, special events, and games. (SD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Environment, Educational History, Educational Practices, One Teacher Schools, Primary Education, Punishment, Rural Education, Rural Schools
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United States
Note: First article, "Looking for Miss Read: British Education and the Legacy of a Great Teacher," appeared in the Summer 1999 issue. The third article will present practices used in English village schools during the late 1800s to the 1940s.