num_pages: 325
description: By examining small concrete situations, this work suggests that the creation of public school systems in America was a conservative response to rapid industrialization and that myths about the history of public education have hindered reform by masking weaknesses inherent in its origins.
language: English
title: The Irony of Early School Reform: Educational Innovation in Mid-Nineteenth Century Massachusetts
titlecomplete: The Irony of Early School Reform: Educational Innovation in Mid-Nineteenth Century Massachusetts (Reflective History)
genres: Education
ratings_count: 5
publisher: Teachers College Press