The American People and Their Education: A Social History » (1st Edition)

In an attempt to expand upon traditional course frameworks, this new book examines American education using a two-fold approach—chronological and conceptual.

The four units comprise a journey from earliest Native American informal instruction to today's multimedia classrooms. Chapter titles reflect this chronological approach, while content within chapters presents material thematically, addressing the education of social groups as it evolved within each time period. Emphasis throughout is on the social history of education—kindergarten through secondary—with particular attention paid to race, sex, ethnicity, social class, language, and special needs.

For practicing and future teachers—a solid foundation on which to build an understanding of a rapidly changing, increasingly diverse educational landscape, and a broad-spectrum perspective on the challenges faced by today's educators.

1. The Role of Clio: How the Past Influences the Present.

PART I: EDUCATION AS INFORMAL EXPERIENCE.

2. Family, Religion, and Education in Colonial America.

3. Early Nationalism and Education.

PART II: THE EARLY YEARS OF FORMALIZED SCHOOLING.

4. The Common School Era.

5. The Little Red One-Room Schoolhouse.

6. Education in the Gilded Age.

PART III: THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICAN SCHOOLING.

7. The Progressive Education Movement.

8. Universal and Equal Schooling?

9. Schooling, Ideology, and National Policy.

PART IV: ACHIEVING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL IDEAL AND FUTURE CHALLENGES.

10. Civil Rights and Public Schooling.

11. School Reform and Public Reaction.

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