History of Education

19th Century Schoolbooks
Examine digital editions of ninety-nine schoolbooks and two surveys of historic schoolbooks by John Nietz, the founder of the Nietz Old Textbook Collection. The online collection contains page images as well as searchable text. (Last checked: 8/19/08)

H- Education Web
H-Education is a log of messages and reviews linking participants with shared interests in the history of education, broadly defined. (Last checked: 8/19/08)

History of Education Selected Moments of the 20th Century
A timeline of education history, including brief descriptions of some of the listed items, edited by Daniel Schugurensky at the University of Toronto. Current emphasis is on North American educational developments. (Last checked: 8/19/08)

History of American Education by Jurgen Herbst
An online bibliography of works about American education. Reported to contain some errors. Last updated in November of 2001. (Last checked: 5/15/07)

History of American Education Web Project
Student summaries of education in various periods of American history, with accompanying pictures.(Last checked: 8/19/08)

School: The Story of American Public Education
A page developed to supplement the 2001 PBS documentary of the same name.. (Last checked: 8/19/08)


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