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V.O. Kliuchevskii on Childhood and Education in Early Modern Russia
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Okenfuss, Max J. – History of Education Quarterly, 1977
Evaluates contributions to Russian pedagogical thought of a pioneering essay on the history of childhood and the family in Russia ("Dva Vospitaniia" by Kliuchevskii, written in 1893). Characterizes the Betskoi schools which were based upon the philosophy described by Kliuchevskii as humanistic, but beset by pedagogical problems and…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs, Comparative Education
Continuity and Discontinuity in the History of Childhood and the Family: A Reappraisal.
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Cutler, William W., III – History of Education Quarterly, 1986
Critically reviews two books addressing themes on childhood and family history. One deals with family life among affluent planters in pre-Civil War North Carolina and the other details the concept of childhood in the 16th century. Concludes that themes of discovery of childhood and modern family emergence merit possible reevaluation. (TRS)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Children, Development, Family History
Child-Saving.
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Katz, Michael B. – History of Education Quarterly, 1986
Critically reviews four books addressing the concept and causes of child-saving and reform efforts. Themes include abuse, neglected children, societies, institutional sentiments, welfare, and British reform. Also assesses debates on the child-saving movement, including the government's role and historical perspectives on the concept of family…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Schooling on the American Frontier.
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Perko, F. Michael – History of Education Quarterly, 1986
Critically reviews three books on the topic of rural schooling west of the Alleghenies with each serving to underline the importance of religious culture in the formation of American education. Topics include women teachers, country schools, and church and Indian schools. (TRS)
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indian Studies, Book Reviews, Religious Education
Education and Polity in Ghana
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Finlay, David J. – History of Education Quarterly, 1971
A review of three books concerning educational issues in Ghana. (RA)
Descriptors: African Culture, Book Reviews, Educational History, Foreign Countries
The Renaissance in Education. Part I: William Harrison Woodward and Humanistic Education
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Brown, Irene Q. – History of Education Quarterly, 1971
Discusses three books on education in the Renaissance. (RA)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational History, Humanism, Renaissance Literature
Literacy and Social Structure
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McCall, Daniel F. – History of Education Quarterly, 1971
Reviews a book of anthropological studies on literacy in traditional societies. (RA)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Book Reviews, Literacy, Social Characteristics
The Scholar's Pleasant Life: The History of Irish Education
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Boyle, J. W. – History of Education Quarterly, 1971
A review of two books on the history of Irish education. (RA)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Living Standards
Presbyterians, Democracy, and Demography
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Johanningmeier, E. V. – History of Education Quarterly, 1971
A review of a book on the history of three issues in American education. (RA)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Democracy, Demography, Educational History
Brave Words, Small Deeds: Education in Modern France
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Harnett, David A. – History of Education Quarterly, 1971
A review of five books concerned with French educational history since the Revolution. (RA)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational History, Educational Problems, Foreign Countries
Education in Victorian England
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Harrison, John F. C. – History of Education Quarterly, 1971
A review of nine books on education in Victorian England. (RA)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational History, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries
The Medieval University
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Leff, Gordon – History of Education Quarterly, 1971
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational History, Educational Trends, Medieval History
Asian Americans in the History of Education: An Historiographical Essay.
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Tamura, Eileen H. – History of Education Quarterly, 2001
Discusses the types of essays and book reviews appearing in the History of Education Quarterly. Focuses on ethnic and immigrant education and Asian American educational history. Finds only one essay and one book review from 1990-1999 on Asian American education. Highlights eight other books and articles relating to Asian American education. (DAJ)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Book Reviews, Books, Educational History