Education and Social Change Contours in the History of American Schooling

Name: Education and Social Change Contours in the History of American Schooling
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ISBN: 9780415526937

ISBN-10: 0415526930

ISBN-13: 9780415526937

Edition: 4th 2013 (Revised)

Authors: John L. Rury

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This brief, interpretive history of American schooling focuses on the evolving relationship between education and social change. Like its predecessors, this new edition investigates the impact of social forces such as industrialization, urbanization, immigration and cultural conflict on the development of schools and other educational institutions. It also examines the various ways that schools have contributed to social change, particularly in enhancing the status and accomplishments of certain social groups and not others. Detailed accounts of the experiences of women and minority groups in American history consider how their lives have been affected by education. Changes in this new…

Book details

List price: $33.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 7/23/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: History, Social Change, and Education



Colonial America: Religion, Inequality, and Revolution



Emergence of a Modern School System: The 19th Century



Ethnicity, Gender, and Race: Contours of Social Change in the 19th Century



Growth, Reform, and Differentiation: The Progressive Era



Education, Equity, and Social Policy: Postwar America through the 1970s



Globalization and Human Capital: From "A Nation at Risk" To Neo-liberal Reform


Epilogue: Education and Social Change in Perspective


References


Index