Urban Education in the Twentieth Century: Alice Barrows and the Platoon School Plan.

Mohl, Raymond A.

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Urban Education in the Twentieth Century: Alice Barrows and the Platoon School Plan

Mohl, Raymond A.

Urban Education, 9, 3, 213-238, Oct 74

An historical account of the efforts of Alice Barrow to implement the platoon school system (developed in Gary, Indiana, by William Wirt) in New York City during the period 1914-1917. (EH)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Experiments, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Educational Strategies, Educational Trends, High Schools, Progressive Education

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