Boise Survey

Chapters

1. 0 PREFACE. DIRECTOR'S LETTER OF TRANSMITTALLeon Harvey 4:36
2. 1 I. BOISE'S EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM. Boise a growing city — Composition of the population — Illiteracy — Wealth and occupations — How the city spends its money —The problem statedLeon Harvey 25:39
3. 2 II. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. The legal status of the district — Significance of such wide legal powers — The administrative organization — Imperfections in organization — A right plan of…Leon Harvey 31:31
4. 3 III. THE TEACHING STAFF. Size and development of the staff — The training of Boise's teachers — Experience and tenure of Boise's teachers — The ages of Boise's teachers — Social composition of…Leon Harvey 33:44
5. 4 IV. THE CURRICULUM. Extent of Boise's educational program — What a curriculimi is—The elementary school curriculum in Boise —What a printed course of study should contain — Boise's outline of courses…Leon Harvey 30:05
6. 5 V. EFFICIENCY OF THE INSTRUCTION. General considerations — Observations of classroom work — Standardized tests — The test in handwriting — The test in spelling — The test in arithmetic — Summary —…Leon Harvey 53:21
7. 6 VI. PROGRESS OF THE CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS. The distribution of the pupils — Accelerated pupils— Retarded pupils — Extent of retardation — Results of retardation — Causes of retardation —SummaryLeon Harvey 15:22
8. 7 VII. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AMONG THE CHILDREN. The variability of children — Mental differences — Intelligence testing — Superior children — Opportunity classes for gifted children — Backward…Leon Harvey 37:24
9. 8 VIII. THE CHILDRENS HEALTH. What Boise is doing — Additional nurses needed — A brief health survey by the teachers — Posture — Nutrition — Tuberculosis — Contagion in the schools — Ventilation and…Leon Harvey 41:21
10. 9 IX. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. The building situation in Boise—Buildings measured by standard scale — The school grounds — Playground equipment — Orientation of buildings —Type of buildings— Interior…Leon Harvey 47:41
11. 10 X. THE HIGH SCHOOL. Articulation between the elementary grades and the high school — Building and equipment — The high school faculty — Curriculum features— Certain phases of the internal…Leon Harvey 38:10
12. 11 XI. EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE. The need for educational and vocational guidance in Boise — A reasonable program of educational and vocational guidance for Boise — Summary and recommendationsLeon Harvey 24:42
13. 12 XII. COSTS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. The problem stated — How Boise's school expenditures are distributed — The business management of Boise's schools — Summary and recommendationsLeon Harvey 28:30
14. 13 XIII. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONSLeon Harvey 7:36