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

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ISBN: 9780415995443 | 0415995442
Edition: 3rd
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Publisher: Routledge
Pub. Date: 10/22/2008

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SummaryTable of Contents
In this brief, interpretive history of American schooling, John Rury focuses on the evolving relationship between education and social change. This revised edition considers 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 ex... MORE
Preface
Introduction: History, Social Change, and Education
Colonial America: Religion, Inequality and Revolution
Emergence of a Modern School System: The Nineteenth Century
Ethnicity, Gender, and Race: Contours of Social Change in the 19th Century
Growth, Reform and Differentiation: The Progressive Era
The Human Capital Revolution: Postwar America to the End of the Twentieth ... MORE
Epilogue: Looking to the Future References
Subject Index
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