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History of Education.
Theory and Practice of Education.
Individual Institutions: United States.
Individual Institutions: Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands.
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Mordecai Wyatt JohnsonMordecai Wyatt Johnson was the first permanent African-American president of Howard University, in which capacity he served from 1926 to 1960. During his tenure, Howard grew from eight unaccredited schools and colleges to ten that are still fully accredited, saw its enrollment grow from 1,700 to 6,000, and increased its budget from $700,000 to $8 million.
Johann Heinrich PestalozziJohann Heinrich Pestalozzi believed that the purpose of education was to expose the natural powers and faculties latent in every human being, and emphasized that the teacher should never teach by words when a child could see, hear or touch an object for himself. His theories and methods proved so successful that they still form the basis of elementary educational systems around the world.
   
University of TexasThe University of Texas is the largest institution in the Texas university system, with approximately 38,000 undergraduates and 13,000 postgraduates currently enrolled. Its main campus is in Austin, and it formally opened on September 15, 1883.
Calcutta UniversityCalcutta University was the first modern university in India. The main campus is located in Kolkata, and there are eleven other campuses located in various suburban area.