“Investigation of Text Books” under the Committee on Education and the Executive Council

The committee is exceedingly glad to report the completion of the survey of text books and social studies under the direction of the permanent Committee on Education and the Executive Council by O. S. Beyer, Jr. This significant piece of work is now in the hands of that committee. Its scope is indicated by the title, “Social Studies in the Public Schools.”

The report is divided into six sections and a supplement, as follows:

Part I—Influences at Work in Public Education:

  1. The Threat to Public Education.
  2. Who is Responsible?
  3. Safeguards and Remedies.

Part II—Nature and Extent of Instruction in Social Studies:

  1. Importance of the Social Studies.
  2. Content of the Course.
  3. Extent to Which They are Being Taught.

Part III—Survey of Social Science Text Books:

  1. The Importance of the Text Books.
  2. Growth of the Social Studies.
  3. Nature of the Tests Applied to the Text Books.
  4. Summary of the Findings.
  5. Chief Criticisms of Text Books.
  6. Text Books in Use.
  7. The Selection of Text Books.
  8. Subjects of Investigation Outside of Classroom.
  9. Topics Discussed in Current Events.
  10. The Inclusion of the Labor Movement in Courses of Study.

Part IV—Conclusions.