National Education Association of the United States 1/1/1917. Hardcover. Good. Good condition item with wear and markings. Ex-library. National Education Association of the United States hardcover
N.Y.: Published For The Author By Americana Corporation 1942. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Cloth. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Not continuously paged but there are about 250 to 270 pages per volume. A very good set with some minor soiling rubbing and a few small white paint spots on a few volumes here and there no d.j.s. Many photographs fill each volume and many photographs are from government agencies such as the Farm Secutity Administration the WPA and others. This set is complete. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Published For The Author By Americana Corporation, Hardcover
Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office 1928. Later printing. Stapled paper wrappers. A near fine copy. viii 27 pp. 8vo. First published in 1918 this extremely important document set the tone for education in the United States reversing the work of the 1893 commission. Kingsley the author "skillfully blended themes of social efficiency and democracy into a coherent world view. Issued during World War I Kingsley's report received enormous publicity and became the measure by which leading professional educators judged the success and efficiency of their schools. .Economic efficiency and democracy alike demanded that schools cease regarding knowledge as 'an end in itself' and promote broader social goals and practical outcomes" William J. Reese America's Public Schools pp. 191-192. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown