Episode Details

The Boise Survey by Jesse Brundage Sears audiobook.

Genre: history

Commissioned by the Boise Independent School District and carried out over an intensive two-week field study, The Boise Survey is Jesse Brundage Sears' clear-eyed investigation into how a growing Western city runs its public schools - and how it could run them better. Drawing on visits, records, and observations gathered by Sears and his survey staff, the report walks listeners through the machinery of a city school system: how the district is organized and administered, how teachers are selected and supported, what the curriculum asks of students, and how effectively instruction is working in practice. Along the way, the survey traces student progress and achievement, considers individual differences among children, and examines the often-overlooked backbone of schooling - buildings, grounds, educational records, and the financing that keeps everything operating. Specific sections focus on the high school and on educational and vocational guidance, showing how policy decisions shape real classroom outcomes. Written to be understood not only by specialists but by ordinary citizens, this book blends data with pointed conclusions and practical recommendations, capturing a pivotal moment in early 20th-century American education reform.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:04:36) Chapter 01

(00:30:15) Chapter 02

(01:01:46) Chapter 03

(01:35:30) Chapter 04

(02:05:35) Chapter 05

(02:58:56) Chapter 06

(03:14:18) Chapter 07

(03:51:42) Chapter 08

(04:33:03) Chapter 09

(05:20:44) Chapter 10

(05:58:54) Chapter 11

(06:23:36) Chapter 12

(06:52:06) Chapter 13

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