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Bases Of Character Education In The United States, 1607-1983, Beverly L. White May 1985

Bases Of Character Education In The United States, 1607-1983, Beverly L. White

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The purpose of this study was to determine some of the bases of character education in United States public schools from 1607 to 1983. Research was conducted concerning persons, organizations, and movements to determine bases for character education. Teaching materials representing a variety of philosophies were also studied. The various bases of character education were grouped under four categories--religious, societal, specific traits, and individually determined. The history of each area was traced in a separate chapter. An attempt was made to include educators and materials representing various philosophies. The summary included some of the trends related to each base, major …


The Ability Of The Forrest Country Mississippi Program Of Negro Education To Certain Selected Counties Of The State, Joseph W. Addison Jan 1942

The Ability Of The Forrest Country Mississippi Program Of Negro Education To Certain Selected Counties Of The State, Joseph W. Addison

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The attempt by the state of Mississippi to provide for the education of its people, both white and Negro, has been an arduous one. Especially difficult has been the attempt to provide adequate educational opportunities for its Negro group, and although some progress has been made there is still too wide a discrepancy between what has been done and the minimum of what could be done with regard to the physical facilities, teaching personnel, and curricula content.


Mexican Readers As Instruments Of The Socialistic Program, Anita Jauckens Jan 1940

Mexican Readers As Instruments Of The Socialistic Program, Anita Jauckens

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John Mcdonogh And His Contribution To Education In New Orleans, Edgar P. Harney Jan 1936

John Mcdonogh And His Contribution To Education In New Orleans, Edgar P. Harney

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This thesis examines the life of the New Orleans landowner John McDonogh (1779 to 1850) and the educational legacy he left the city through his will. Harney, responding to the popular image of McDonogh as an eccentric miser, draws on William Allan’s 1886 biography, McDonogh’s letters and papers, and newspaper accounts. He traces McDonogh’s Baltimore family and early training, his rise as a merchant and real estate owner, and his move to McDonoghville. Particular attention goes to McDonogh’s plan for the people he enslaved to earn their freedom and emigrate to Liberia, which Harney presents as humane. The second part …