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THOMPSON, FRANK VICTOR. Schooling of the immigrant. *$2 Harper 371.9
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This volume is the first of eleven Americanization studies instituted by the Carnegie corporation of New York, under the direction of Allen T. Burns. The author calls attention to the fact that since the preparation of the volume was begun such a complete overturn of ideas respecting Americanization has taken place that the term itself is being replaced by such terms as “citizenship” and “national unification.” This implies a larger comprehension of the problem and a realization that the “drive” method must give way to a process of education “not to be undertaken impulsively, but systematically, persistently, and determinedly.” Contents: The school and nationalization; Problems and policies; Public-school administration; Private schools and public responsibility; Methods of teaching English; Measuring progress in English; Educational service stations; The training of teachers; Trend of legislation; Schooling in citizenship; Summary; Appendix, maps, diagrams and tables.
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