History, education, and the schools [electronic resource] / William J. Reese
出版項
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
版本
1st ed
說明
xii, 218 p. : ill
附註
Electronic reproduction. Basingstoke, England : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. Mode of access:World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Sep. 27, 2010). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions
In his latest investigation of how history helps illuminate contemporary concerns about the nature and character of America's schools, William Reese explores the rise of public schools in the nineteenth century, the evolution of private school alternatives, and ongoing debates about modern schooling and reform. Americans have long invested considerable time, energy, and emotion in their schools, both private and public,and Reese's historical overview helps explain why
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-212) and index
pt. 1. History and its uses. -- On the nature and purpose of history-- What history teaches about the impact of educational research on practice -- pt. 2. Urban schools in the nineteenth century. -- Public education in St. Louis -- Political economy and the high school -- pt. 3. Private schools, past and present. -- Changing conceptions of "public" and "private" in American educational history -- Soldiers for Christ inthe army of God: the Christian school movement -- pt. 4. The fate of the public schools. -- Public schools and the common good -- Why Americans love to reform the public schools
