The Boise Survey

A complete survey of the Independent Boise School District, Boise, Idaho was conducted over two weeks, with the purpose to study and observe the schools in operation, including the systems of financing and filing educational records. Facts are presented alongside conclusions and recommendations to be understood the general public as to the importance of educational enterprise. - Summary by Leon Harvey (6 hr 59 min)

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PREFACE. DIRECTOR'S LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL	4:36	Read by Leon Harvey
I. BOISE'S EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM. Boise a growing city — Composition of the popul…	25:39	Read by Leon Harvey
II. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. The legal status of the district — Signifi…	31:31	Read by Leon Harvey
III. THE TEACHING STAFF. Size and development of the staff — The training of Bo…	33:44	Read by Leon Harvey
IV. THE CURRICULUM. Extent of Boise's educational program — What a curriculimi …	30:05	Read by Leon Harvey
V. EFFICIENCY OF THE INSTRUCTION. General considerations — Observations of clas…	53:21	Read by Leon Harvey
VI. PROGRESS OF THE CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS. The distribution of the pupils — A…	15:22	Read by Leon Harvey
VII. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AMONG THE CHILDREN. The variability of children — M…	37:24	Read by Leon Harvey
VIII. THE CHILDRENS HEALTH. What Boise is doing — Additional nurses needed — A …	41:21	Read by Leon Harvey
IX. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. The building situation in Boise—Buildings measured b…	47:41	Read by Leon Harvey
X. THE HIGH SCHOOL. Articulation between the elementary grades and the high sch…	38:10	Read by Leon Harvey
XI. EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE. The need for educational and vocationa…	24:42	Read by Leon Harvey
XII. COSTS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. The problem stated — How Boise's school exp…	28:30	Read by Leon Harvey
XIII. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS	7:36	Read by Leon Harvey

The Boise Survey

Jesse Brundage Sears

Read by Leon Harvey

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