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The universities were open throughout the Second World War. The numbers of tutors and students were dramatically reduced because of war work. In the early part of the war the conscription of young men to join the armed forces saw an increase in the number of women at university.
World War II had transformed Battle Creek with the development of major military installations at Fort Custer and Percy Jones Hospital and the retooling of major industries for war production. At the end of the war, residents eagerly prepared to return to civilian life and resume their interrupted lives.
Apr 1, 2014 · Inevitably, aspects of the progressive educational movement endured, as did individual progressive educators, but its popularity in schools and its national acceptance were significantly damaged by the nation's reactions to the Second World War.
- Caroline J. Conner, Chara H. Bohan
- 2014
Mar 6, 2015 · Many schools remained shut in city centres and a social problem occurred that had no obvious cure – so-called ‘dead-end kids’ who were left unsupervised for most of the day as their fathers were away with the military and their mothers were at work in the factories.
The effects of the war on public opinion concerning the efficiency of the schools and the value of education. The effects of the war on the financial support of education. New functions assumed by the schools in the war situation. Nature and extent of war-created curriculum changes in history, the arts, language, home economics, and other fields.
Sep 13, 2023 · There are specific international humanitarian laws and rules of war that prohibit attacks on schools and require combatants to limit the impact of violence on children. Despite this, going to school has become an even more dangerous endeavor in the last few years.
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Using archive video and images from the Imperial War Museum, as well as first-person testimony from veterans and eye-witnesses, this series of short films offers a comprehensive overview of World...
