School
ISBN: 9780807042212 | 0807042218
Format: Trade PaperPublisher: BEACON PRESS
Pub. Date: 8/16/2002
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Esteemed historians of education David Tyack, Carl Kaestle, Diane Ravitch, James Anderson, and Larry Cuban journey through history and across the nation to recapture the idealism of our education pioneers, Thomas Jefferson and Horace Mann. We learn how, in the first quarter of the twentieth century, massive immigration, child labor laws, and the explosive growth of cities fueled school attendance and transformed public education, and how in the 1950s public schools became a major battleground in the fight for equality for minorities and women. The debate rages on: Do today's reforms challenge our forebears' notion of a common school for all Americans? Or are they our only recourse today?This lavishly illustrated companion book to the acclaimed PBS documentary, School, is essential reading for anyone who cares about public education.
| Foreword | ix | ||||
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| Introduction | 1 | (10) | |||
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| PART ONE: 1770-1900 THE COMMON SCHOOL | |||||
| 11 | (8) | ||||
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| 19 | (52) | |||
| PART TWO: 1900-1950 AS AMERICAN AS PUBLIC SCHOOL | |||||
| 63 | (8) | |||
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| 71 | (112) | |||
| PART THREE: 1950-1980 SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL | |||||
| 123 | (50) | |||
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| PART FOUR: 1980-2000 THE BOTTOM LINE | |||||
| 173 | (10) | |||
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| 183 | (32) | |||
| Acknowledgments | 215 | (4) | |||
| Bibliography | 219 | (4) | |||
| About the Authors | 223 | (2) | |||
| Index | 225 | (12) | |||
| Photo Credits | 237 | (4) | |||
| Film Credits | 241 |
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