James Van Patten received his Ph.D from the University of Texas at Austin. His service in higher education includes professor of education at Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg; Professor of Education at University of Arkansas; visiting scholar at UCLA, the University of Michigan, and the University of Texas at Austin. He has authored numerous professional journal articles and books, and most recently published articles in the Encyclopedia of Education Law 2010, the Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Foundations of Education 2008, and the Encyclopedia of Law and Higher Education 2010.

Chapter 2      S haping the Schools: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations

Chapter 3      American Education: Our European Heritage and the Colonial Influence

Chapter 4      A merican Education: The American Revolution 

Chapter 5      American Education: 1812–1865 

Chapter 6      American Education: 1865–1918 

Chapter 7      Development of Modern American Education After 1918

Chapter 8      American Education: 1960–2000 

Chapter 9      Educational Reform After 1980: The Search for Excellence

Chapter 10    I ssues in Modern American Education

Chapter 11    Globalization, Trends, and Gaining Perspective

General Annotated Bibliography

Index

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