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What Should Janek Learn? Staffing and Curriculum in Polish-American Parochial Schools, 1870–1940

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2017

William J. Galush
William J. Galush*
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Loyola University Chicago
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Setting the parameters of education for the prototypical Janek (Johnny) required a series of important decisions. Definition of the teaching corps, curriculum, and authority structure were negotiated among priests, teachers, ethnic leaders, and parents. The Polish-American press took a lively and continual interest, with editors publicizing the discussion while vigorously offering their opinions. Outsiders, such as diocesan superintendents of education and the public education establishment, also influenced school development. Finally, the formation of Polish-American Roman Catholic elementary education occurred in the context of an evolving ethnic identity which conditioned continuity and innovation.

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History of Education Quarterly , Volume 40 , Issue 4 , Winter 2000 , pp. 395 - 417
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