School and Society Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Name: School and Society Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
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ISBN: 9780073378374

ISBN-10: 0073378372

ISBN-13: 9780073378374

Edition: 6th 2009

Authors: Steven Tozer, Guy B. Senese, Paul C. Violas

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Through the use of a consistent analytic framework, this text shows how and why certain school-society issues first arose in this country and how they have changed over time. Introduced and explained in detail in the first chapter, the texts analytic framework focuses on the political economy, the dominant ideology, and existing educational practices that are prevalent in any given historical era. Readings at the end of each chapter are designed for the student to critique using the same analytic framework that the authors employ in the text. In its examination of the evolution of education in the United States, this book tells an engaging historical story..

Book details

List price: $203.00
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 7/28/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English




Educational Aims In Historical Perspective



Introduction: Understanding School and Society



Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Era



School as a Public Institution: The Common-School Era



Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans



Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive Era



Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians



National School Reform: The Early Cold War Era



Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and Women



Educational Aims In Contemporary Society



Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives



Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement



Differentiated Schooling, Labor Market Preparation and Contemporary School Reform



Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge



Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge



School and Society: Teaching and Teacher Leadership


Notes


Glossary Photo Credits


Index