Social Efficiency as the Educational Aim Accomplished in the Elementary Schools of New York City
Abstract
Education is a broad term. It involves growth, and, so long as this leads to greater efficiency, growth of any kind. It implies increased power, facility, knowledge, skill, and, at the same time the disposition to use these for the good not only of the individual, but also, of his associates, his country, and even of his age, in so far as capacity and oppor- tunity fit him for service beyond his immediate environment. The college graduate may have conferred upon him a degree; but he is not educated so long as there are gaps in his attainment likely to interfere seriously with his final efficiency. Professor Thorndike defines the aim of education as: "Good will to man, useful and happy lives, and noble enjoyment." Spencer, as: "Complete living." O'Shea, as: "The adjustment of the individual to the life in which he must participate, this life being considered in its subjective and objective aspects." Bagley says: "Social efficiency-----is the standard by which the forces of education must select the experiences that are to be impressed on the individual.
Subject Area
Educational administration|Education|Elementary education
Recommended Citation
MacDonald, Marie, "Social Efficiency as the Educational Aim Accomplished in the Elementary Schools of New York City" (1925). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31189729.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31189729
