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Grosse, Christine Uber – 1988
The historical background of the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) movement in the United States is recounted, and its relationship to contemporary trends in second language education is given. The ESP movement refers to the area of English-as-a-Second-Language education that focuses on the learner's purpose in acquiring the language, including…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries
Takaki, Ronald – 1993
The history of the United States is recounted from the viewpoint of the many peoples previously left out of the historical canon. The traditional Eurocentric viewpoint is turned inside out, beginning with the arrival of English strangers as seen by Native Americans. Also examined are the perspectives of African Americans, the Irish, Asians who…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indians, Asian Americans, Cultural Differences
Winter, Frank H. – 1988
The history of Filipino immigrants to the United States and the contributions they have made to American society are discussed in this book which is part of a series for children. The Philippines is the only nation in Asia that is predominantly Christian and English-speaking. The country was a colony of the United States from 1896 to 1946, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Childrens Literature, Cultural Background, Economic Factors
PDF pending restorationPotter, Gladys L.; Ebaugh, Cameron D. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1947
The U.S. Office of Education has undertaken the preparation of a series of basic studies on education in a number of Central and South American countries under the sponsorship of the Interdepartmental Committee on Cultural and Scientific Cooperation. This series of studies is part of a program to promote understanding of educational conditions in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Illiteracy, Teaching Methods, Fine Arts
Download full textFoght, Harold W. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
This bulletin is the result of a study made in the Province of Ontario during the fall of 1914. The purpose of the investigation was, more than anything else, to seek some fair basis for comparison of the Schools of Old Ontario--wedged in as it is between New York and Michigan--and the States across the border. Chief attention is to rural life and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Rural Areas, Rural Education
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1901
The Commissioner of Education's introduction in volume 1 provides data and discussion on school and college total enrollment, common schools, average schooling amount per U.S. inhabitant, British India's public schools, truant schools, Puerto Rican schools, U.S. educational extension, sociology and education at the Paris Exposition, introduction…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Public Schools
