A Survey of Education in the City of Portland, Oregon
Loading...
Date
1934-08
Authors
Hamill, Robert M.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
In attempting this survey the idea has been not only to discuss the present situation in Portland from a vocational viewpoint but also to give the present situation a proper setting in the general field of education. A short history of the vocational education movement has been included in this report, to give meaning to the historical developments in the various schools of this city. The survey ends with a telic attempt toward evaluation of the vocational education problems as now found in Portland. Information for this survey has been gathered from many sources. Superintendents of the city school system, heads of the private schools, hospitals, industrial establishments, shops, principles of the City Schools have contributed. Pamphlets, courses of study, city school surveys, books on educational topics, and vocational texts, have all been utilized in this report. Whenever possible, contacts have been made by private interview, as the information received by questionnaire in some cases has been found unreliable. This is probably due to the fact that at present businessmen are very apathetic toward this informational device. It will be necessary in the beginning to clarify the following discussion by an explanation of terms. For this paper, vocational education shall be understood to refer to any form of education which can be used in a person's life work, with the exception of such fundamental subjects as are recognized as basic education for all. This is without doubt a broad definition of the word vocational, but as such it will include in its scope extracurricular activities, commercial courses, trade courses, festival schools, apprentice training, and the like.
Description
80 pages
Keywords
apprentice school statistics, short course statistics, vocational education