The girl question in education : vocational education for young women in the progressive era
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The girl question in education : vocational education for young women in the progressive era
（Routledge library editions, . Education ; v.73）
Routledge, 2014
- : pbk
Available at 1 libraries
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First published in 1992
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is a history of the genesis and development of vocational education for young women in the United States. Home economics, trade training and commercial education - the three key areas of vocational training available to young women during the progressive era - are the focus of this work. Beginning with a study of the "woman question", or what women were supposed to be, the book traces the three curriculum areas from prescription, through lively discussions of policy to the actual programs and student responses to the programs. The author tells the story of education for work from several different perspectives and draws on a vast array of sources to paint this broad canvas of vocational education for young women at the turn of the twentieth century.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1 Beginnings Part 1 Prescription and Myth 2 Home Economics: A Panacea for Reform 3 Trade Education for the Woman Who Toils 4 Commercial Education for the Office 'Girl' Part 2 Politics 5 Feminist Politics and Personalities Influence Smith-Hughes Legislation 6 Congressional Politics and the Home Economics Lobby 7 Post Smith-Hughes Politics Part Three Curricular Programs and Practice 8 Home Economics: A 'Definitely Womanly Curriculum' 9 'Hat, Hats, Pins, Pins': Trade Education and the Schools 10 The Success of Commercial Education 11 Meanings Plates Index.
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