What Is “Good” Education?
Development of Western Education
Early Civilizations
Classical Civilizations
The Renaissance
17th- and 18th-Century Europe
18th-Century United States
19th-Century Europe
Modern Changes in U.S. Education
Contemporary Education Environments
The Status of Teachers
The Education of Teachers
Teaching in the United States
Specialized personnel
Paraprofessionals/teacher aides
College and university instruction
Administration and supervision
Teachers’ associations
By the early 21st century there were more than 50,000 juku, or private tutoring schools, in Japan.
University graduate study, teaching experience, and suitable personal characteristics are among the usual prerequisites for administrative or supervisory positions. In many school systems the chief administrator is the superintendent of schools, who shares responsibilities with an elected school board. This office handles such matters as budgeting, hiring, purchasing supplies, planning and building new schools, developing the curriculum, and serving as liaison between local and state or federal agencies. The superintendent’s staff may range from two…