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McDermid, Jane – History of Education Quarterly, 2011
In this paper, the author discusses the life of Jane Hay Brown, later Hamilton (1827-1898), who worked as a governess and schoolmistress from the late 1840s to the mid 1880s. She was a woman whose life would have remained largely unknown without emigration which resulted in a rich collection of family letters. Jane's letters provide insight into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Teachers, Single Sex Schools
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Chipman, Donald D. – History of Education Quarterly, 1977
Presents a biography of William Heard Kilpatrick, progressive educator and disciple of John Dewey, and evaluates Kilpatrick's contributions to educational philosophy. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy
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Looks, Bernard J. – History of Education Quarterly, 1973
This review of "Victor Cousin as a Comparative Educator" by Walter Vance Brewer disputes the author's classification of Cousin but suggests it to be the result of an over zealous attempt to find a firm foundation for the science of comparative education. (JH)
Descriptors: Biographies, Comparative Education, Educational History, European History