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Peer reviewedRury, John – Educational Studies, 1986
Maintains that women are a critical, yet neglected part of U. S. education history. Reviews six recent works in the field and pleads for a new history of women's education in the United States. (JDH)
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Feminism, Historiography
Peer reviewedSherman, Robert T. – Educational Studies, 1979
Demonstrates how education can be studied through folk literature and humor, using Seba Smith's folk hero, Major Jack Downing. Illustrates a broadened conception of what constitutes education and contributes to education other than schooling. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Education, Educational History, Folk Culture, General Education
