There was no compulsory school attendance legislation in Florida before 1915 although the state Superintendent had recommended the adoption of such legislation as early as 1895. The legislation adopted in 1915 was a makeshift act with no adequate provisions for enforcement. It did not operate successfully except in a few scattered localities. In 1991, public sentiment demanded a statewide compulsory school attendance law. The 1919 law, as amended in 1923, remained substantially unchanged until the present school code was adopted in 1993. / "June, 1953." / Typescript. / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: W. Edwards, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 33).

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1956. / Typescript. Type C project. Includes tables. Sponsor: Helen Judy-Bond, Laura W. Drummond. Dissertation Committee: Arno A. Bellack. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [170]-175).

It is the purpose of this study to examine the work of visiting teachers or school-social workers in various places which have employed this service for a number of years and to determine some of the contributions which such service makes to the over-all program of the elementary school from the standpoint of services to the child, to his family, and to the teachers.