American education : a history

American education : a history / by Wayne J. Urban and Jennings L. Wagoner, Jr.

American Education: A History, 5e is a comprehensive, highly-regarded history of American education from pre-colonial times to the present. Chronologically organized, it provides an objective overview of each major period in the development of American education, setting the discussion against the b...

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Main Authors: Urban, Wayne J. (Author), Wagoner, Jennings L. Jr (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Edition:Fifth edition
Subjects:
Education > United States > History.
EDUCATION > Essays.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Reference.
Education
United States
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; 1. Education in Precolonial America: Native American Cultural Traditions; 2. Colonization and Cultural Transplantation: 1607-1776; 3. Education and the Building of a New Nation: 1776-1830; 4. The Common Man and the Common School: 1820-1860; 5. Class, Caste, and Education in the South: 1800-1900; 6. Beginning a Modern School System: 1865-1890; 7. Organizing the Modern School System: Educational Reform in the Progressive Era, 1890-1915.
  • 8. Completing the Modern School System: American Education, 1915-19299. The Effects of Depression and War on American Education: 1930-1946; 10. Education During and After the Crucial Decade: 1945-1960; 11. The Pursuit of Equality: 1960-1980; 12. From Equality to Excellence: American Education, 1980-2000; 13. American Education in the Twenty-First Century; Index.

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