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Nathaniel T. Allen: Social And Educational Activist, Judith Stanton Apr 1993

Nathaniel T. Allen: Social And Educational Activist, Judith Stanton

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No abstract provided.


Is There A Future For Science In A Scientific World?, Catherine Brennan Lauwers, James Brennan Jul 1991

Is There A Future For Science In A Scientific World?, Catherine Brennan Lauwers, James Brennan

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No abstract provided.


Perspectives On Education: My Turn: The Return Of Older Women To College, William C. Levin Jan 1991

Perspectives On Education: My Turn: The Return Of Older Women To College, William C. Levin

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No abstract provided.


Research Note: Business Administration And Management Education In The United States, Frederick Sheppard Sep 1989

Research Note: Business Administration And Management Education In The United States, Frederick Sheppard

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No abstract provided.


The Last Word: Reflections Of A Retiring College President, Adrian Rondileau Sep 1986

The Last Word: Reflections Of A Retiring College President, Adrian Rondileau

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Adrian Rondileau reflects on his 24 years as president of Bridgewater State College.


Breaking Away: Preliminary Findings Of A Study Of First Generation College Students, Howard London Sep 1986

Breaking Away: Preliminary Findings Of A Study Of First Generation College Students, Howard London

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No abstract provided.


Leaving School Too Soon: Attitudes Among The Portuguese In The Azores And Southeastern Massachusetts, Owen Mcgowan Apr 1986

Leaving School Too Soon: Attitudes Among The Portuguese In The Azores And Southeastern Massachusetts, Owen Mcgowan

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No abstract provided.


Who Needs Day Care? A Look At Day Care In The 80s For Massachusetts, Margery A. Kranyik Jul 1984

Who Needs Day Care? A Look At Day Care In The 80s For Massachusetts, Margery A. Kranyik

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Day care has become a way of life for parents who are involved daily in the work force outside of the home. As a result, many family life styles have been altered. According to the Federal Education Annual Report The Condition of Education, the percentage of children in preschool programs has doubled since 1968, indicating the increased involvement of mothers of preschool children who are working outside of the home. The majority of these mothers are single parents. Indications are that many more mothers in the work force would seek child care if it were less expensive. Following housing, food …


Child Care In Sweden: Another Approach, Ruth A. Fitzpatrick Jul 1984

Child Care In Sweden: Another Approach, Ruth A. Fitzpatrick

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Day care is a far more accepted way of life in Sweden than it is in the United States. Although not every parent returns to work after the birth of a child, most do, at least part time. Swedish national child care policy helps make this possible.


An Idea Of The College, Edward W. James Mar 1984

An Idea Of The College, Edward W. James

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Cardinal John Henry Newman in the spring of 1852 delivered a series of lectures, eventually published as The Idea of a University, which argued against those who thought that education should be useful. These proponents of utility maintained “that Education should be confined to some particular and narrow end and should issue in some definite work” – a view, Newman observed, which they “seemed to have thought ... needed but to be proclaimed ... to be embraced.” Were Newman here today he would soon see that the issues troubling him trouble us. To be sure, we face now new slogans, …


Cultural Commentary: Thinking About Education: French And American Primary Schools, Barbara Apstein Apr 1983

Cultural Commentary: Thinking About Education: French And American Primary Schools, Barbara Apstein

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Despite persistent reports of the “Americanization” of France, and the French success of American cultural exports as diverse as Jerry Lewis, fast food, ET, and the Sony Walkman, France retains its distinctive traditions in many less visible but more significant ways. A six month sabbatical last spring gave our family a chance to compare French primary schools with our own, and in the process to examine some of our assumptions about the education of young children.


Cultural Commentary: Our Strengthened Ties To Quebec, Stanley Hamilton May 1982

Cultural Commentary: Our Strengthened Ties To Quebec, Stanley Hamilton

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No abstract provided.