American Education: A History

ISBN-13: 9781138387577 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 384 str.

Wayne J. Urban; Jennings L. Wagoner Jr; Milton Gaither

Opis

This book provides a chronological, objective overview of each major period in the development of American education. This much-anticipated update brings heightened attention to the history of education of individuals with disabilities, of classroom pedagogy and technology, of teachers and teacher leaders, and of the 21^st century.

Spis treści

Preface  About the Authors  1. Education in Precolonial America: Native American Cultural Traditions  2. Colonization and Cultural Transplantation: 1607–1776  3. Education and the Building of a New Nation: 1776–1830  4. The Common Man and the Common School: 1820–1860  5. Class, Caste, and Education in the South: 1800–1900  6. Beginning a Modern School System: 1865–1890  7. Organizing the Modern School System: Educational Reform in the Progressive Era, 1890–1915  8. Completing the Modern School System: American Education, 1915–1929  9. The Effects of Depression and War on American Education:1930–1946  10. Education During and After the Crucial Decade: 1945–1960  11. The Pursuit of Equality: 1960–1980  12. From Equality to Excellence: American Education, 1980–2000  13. American Education in the Twenty-First Century  Index