Date of Award

6-1962

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

First Advisor

W.W. Theisen

Abstract

A forward-seeing people has found it necessary to offer free public education for all up into their teens. The complex nature of human society today, especially a democratic society, demands the maintenance of an enlightened people. Personal responsibility to group interests has required more than an elementary school education. The American people have recognized this; and, with their solicitous attention for the general welfare of the country, have seen fit to establish free public secondary education. The American Association of School Administrators points out three basic reasons for this extension of educational opportunity:

Firstly, a democracy demands an educated electorate, so that citizens can vote with informed minds rather than on the basis of emotion on the controversial issues that confront them. Also, school attendance allows some persons to ascend the social and cultural scales in their communities. Finally, it promotes vocational and economic efficiency and serves as a gateway to personal and social development.

We might say, then, that our public educational system and its peculiarities flow from the very nature of our democratic way of life.

Comments

A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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