| Edition |
[First edition]. |
| Description |
xvi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. ch. 1. A compact history of the Office of Education and its founder -- ch. 2. The total federal role in education and the Office of Education -- ch. 3. America's problems and the involvement of education -- ch. 4. The four basic services of the Office of Education -- Pt. 2. ch. 1. The commissioner and his administrative units -- ch. 2. The Bureau of Educational Research and Development -- ch. 3. The Bureau of International Education -- ch. 4. The Bureau of Educational Assistance Programs -- Pt. 3. ch. 1. Accrediation, the war against diploma mills -- ch. 2. How to get educational information at the Office of Education -- ch. 3. Professional careers in the Office of Education -- ch. 4. The future of the Office of Education; problems, issues, appraisals -- Appendix A. List of major laws and executive orders affecting the Office of Education since its establishment -- Appendix B. Summary of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 -- Appendix C. Selected list of Office of Education Publications (annotated) -- Appendix D. Regional offices of the Office of Education and areas covered. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 139-142. |
| Subject |
United States. Office of Education -- History.
|
| Added Author |
United States. Office of Education.
|
|
