Education In America: The Nineteenth Century.

Series: Education in America Series

Duration: 16 min.

Year Published: 1958

Creator: Coronet Instructional Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Discusses developments from the Northwest Ordinance to 1900, including westward movements, change to secular education, influence of American texts, rise and decline of district schools, struggle for tax support and state control, contributions of Webster, McGuffey, Hawley and Mann, effect of the Civil War, compulsory attendance laws, and teacher training institutes. , Discusses the development of free public school systems from the time of the Northwest ordinance until 1900, including the westward movement, the change to secular education, the rise and decline of the district school, the struggle for tax support and state control, compulsory attendance laws, and the rise of teacher-training institutions. Describes the influence of American textbooks, the effect of the Civil War on education and the contributions of Daniel Webster, William McGuffey, Gideon Hawley, and Horace Mann

Complete Record: EDUCATION IN AMERICA: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Coronet Instructional Films. 16 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. © Coronet Instructional Films, a division of Esquire, Inc.; 15Apr58; MP9108., Discusses developments from the Northwest Ordinance to 1900, including westward movements, change to secular education, influence of American texts, rise and decline of district schools, struggle for tax support and state control, contributions of Webster, McGuffey, Hawley and Mann, effect of the Civil War, compulsory attendance laws, and teacher training institutes. , Education in America, the nineteenth century Author:Coronet Instructional Films Summary:Discusses the development of free public school systems from the time of the Northwest ordinance until 1900, including the westward movement, the change to secular education, the rise and decline of the district school, the struggle for tax support and state control, compulsory attendance laws, and the rise of teacher-training institutions. Describes the influence of American textbooks, the effect of the Civil War on education and the contributions of Daniel Webster, William McGuffey, Gideon Hawley, and Horace Mann Show more Film, English, 1958 Edition:View all formats and editions Publisher: Coronet Instructional Films, [Chicago], 1958 Genre: History Physical Description: 1 reel, 16 min. : sound, color ; 16 mm + teacher's guide OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 4290011 Subjects: Education Education United States History History United States Notes: Kodachrome Also issued in b & w Credits: Collaborator, R. Freeman Butts. Show less informationNOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.