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Download full textCohen, Ronald D. – 1975
The Gary, Indiana, public schools, under the supervision of William A. Wirt (1907-1938), were the most written about, analyzed, and praised of any "progressive" school system in the 1920's. Although the system was criticized in a survey made by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1918, Gary, Indiana, schools continued in their progressive mold…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Educational Methods
