Papers and Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Midwest History of Education Society (15th, Chicago, Illinois, October 26-27, 1979).

The papers presented cover three general themes: modern education and curriculum; the legacy of educational thought; and origins and issues in U.S. educational development. Part 1 begins with "The 'New Social Studies' and Curriculum Innovation: The Amherst Project Experience, 1959-1972" (C. E. Samec) which describes the project's inception, the problems in communicating its curriculum philosophy, financial difficulties, and the complications of publication. "Bilingual Education: A Reevaluation of Objectives" (T. Reagan) argues three critical points in bilingual education. "New Concepts in an Old Discipline: Reconstructing the Introductory History of Education Course" (R. L. Schnell; P. T. Rooke) demonstrates how to use students' childhood experiences and family histories to teach the history of education. "Ghana's Educational Program: A Model for African Countries?" (C. E. Alberti) discusses the Ghanian educational system's development, structure, curriculum, and problems. Part 2 begins with "Isocrates: Pillar of Western Education" (W. L. Innerd) which details Isocrates' life and his teaching methods. "Educational Journalism at Its Most Provocative: The American Herbartians and Their Influence on the Direction of Twentieth Century Teacher Education" (B. H. Westfall) focuses on Charles De Garmo, Charles McMurry, and Frank McMurry, and their roles in shaping the American branch of the Herbartian movement. "Samuel Lewis, Ohio's First Superintendent of Common Schools" (M. L. Petit) is a biography of Lewis. "Useful Education for the Poor: A Benthamite Perspective" (B. W. Taylor) provides a description of Bentham's work towards educational reform for the English poor. Part 3 begins with "The Reform of Education in the Agrarian South, 1900-1950" (S. J. Maxey) which details the reform movement that included the involvement of white middle class professionals and external associations; the inception of school consolidation, high schools, school supervisors, and black educational institutions; and revised teacher education requirements. "A Davenport School's Romantic Affair with Southern Plantation Belles" (L. Horton and R. E. Belding) discusses the physical location, facilities, and curriculum of the Immaculate Conception Academy (Iowa) that attracted affluent women from the deep South during the Civil War. "Detroit's First 'Great School War': The Politics of Common Schools in a Frontier City, 1836-1842" (D. L. Angus) relates the political struggle for a free educational system. The conference program, business meeting's minutes, and a directory of attendance are included. (DJC)