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Walter A. (Walter Alexander) Montgomery
1872–1949
A scholar of education and comparative schooling, this early twentieth-century writer explored how schools and universities were changing around the world. His books and government reports focused especially on education in Europe, Japan, and Latin America.
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Some phases of educational progress in Latin America
by Walter A. (Walter Alexander) Montgomery
About the author
Born in Warren County, North Carolina, Walter Alexander Montgomery studied at Wake Forest College and later earned bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees from Johns Hopkins University. He built his career as an educator and specialist in foreign educational systems, bringing a scholarly eye to how different countries organized schools and higher education.
Montgomery is known for works such as Education in Italy (1919), Educational Conditions in Japan (1919), Some Phases of Educational Progress in Latin America (1920), and Educational Reconstruction in Belgium (1921). These publications, issued through the U.S. Bureau of Education or the Government Printing Office, show his strong interest in international education and reform.
His writing is especially valuable for readers interested in how Americans of his era studied educational change abroad. Rather than writing fiction, he produced clear, research-based accounts that connected education to culture, public policy, and national development.