1920's Education | "Educational Determinism; Or Democracy and the I.Q."

Journal article

By: William C. Bagley

Date: 1922

Source: Bagley, William C. "Educational Determinism; Or Democracy and the I.Q." School and Society 15, no. 380, April 8, 1922, 373–384.

About the Author: William Chandler Bagley (1874–1946) received a Ph.D. in psychology from Cornell University in 1900. He served as professor of education at the University of Illinois and Teachers College, Columbia. Bagley stressed improved teacher education and professionalism and emphasized the social aims of education versus the focus on individualism common in his time. He was a leader in the essentialism movement that advocated a curriculum leading to a common cultural foundation for all students.

Introduction

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