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History Of The Virginia Teachers Association, 1940-1965, Alfred Kenneth Talbot Jr. Jan 1981

History Of The Virginia Teachers Association, 1940-1965, Alfred Kenneth Talbot Jr.

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The major purpose of this study was to examine the Virginia Teachers Association as a force for educational change in Virginia. The study involved (1) an examination of the primary purposes of the association and their relationship to its educational goals and programs, (2) a review of the forces that generated educational change in Virginia during the period 1940-1965, (3) a survey of the contributions of two of the organization's most influential leaders, and (4) an examination of the process involved in merging Virginia's black and white teachers associations. The historical method of research was utilized in this study.;On the …


The College Of William And Mary In Virginia, 1800-1827, Ruby Orders. Osborne Jan 1981

The College Of William And Mary In Virginia, 1800-1827, Ruby Orders. Osborne

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This study relates the history of The College of William and Mary in Virginia during the first twenty-seven years of the nineteenth century, 1800-1827, and examines the history in terms of the leadership provided for the College for the purpose of determining whether or not the College experienced a loss of leadership during the period of the study. The history is related chronologically through the administrations of President James Madison, 1800-1812; President John Bracken, 1812-1814; President John Augustine Smith, 1814-1826; and President William Holland Wilmer, 1826-1827, and is examined in terms of the leadership experienced by the College during each …