The Educator's Encyclopedia [antikvár]

IntroductionEducation, as other professions, has its storehouse of philosophies, objectives, plans, tools, methods, procedures, and practices. Busy educators of the mid-twentieth century are constantly rushed to adequately prepare themselves to answer pressing questions and to solve the myriad of problems demanding immediate attention. For some time, both professional school workers and laymen throughout our nation have been expressing a need for a comprehensive guide and source book containing the what and how of modern education. This book is an attempt to present a clear and concise view of the most significant aspects of American education as embodied today in the elementary and secondary schools of our nation.Through the use of this encyclopedia, school workers will be able to gain insight and to acquire information and techniques to help them deal with problems connected with teaching, administration, and organization in public schools. One finds, in our democracy, where parents and laymen have a responsibility toward the local support of the public schools, that these people are vitally interested in understanding what the schools are doing for the education of their children. It is hoped that interested citizens and professional educators alike will find guidance and utilitarian value in the many descriptive overviews of educational practices and trends presented in this encyclopedia.It is realized that there are varied points of view held by educators toward many of the subjects that are discussed in this volume. In cases where all points of view are not considered in any one subject, the most prominently held practice and theory has been selected for presentation. It is also recognized that a large number of professional sources and textbooks have treated many of these subjects in separate volumes. In this edition, only that amount of space is devoted to each topic that identifies the subject and describes some of the more important ideas and practices concerning it.This volume is organized around fifteen major divisions, each encompassing many related subject sections. Each section appears alphabeticallyv