Multiculturalism is still a current issue, prospective teachers, administrators, and counselors should be aware of the benefits and problems resulting from each solution. Appropriate Courses Designed as a main text for Social, Historical or Philosophical Foundations of Education classes. Features Focuses on discussions of curriculum development and the way changes affect minority groups. Blends history, philosophy and social foundations of education by showing how social conditions inspired educators to reform their schools. Shows the close relationships that existed among social conditions, educational theories, and classroom practice.
Chapters begin with an overview explaining the point of the chapter.
Each chapter section has a question as its heading, which invites the reader to analyze the contradictory factors of the problems under discussion. Timelines and graphic organizers offer instructional aids to reinforce the point of each chapter. Virtue, Leadership, and the New Republic, 1776-1830. Common Schools, Teacher Training, and the Bible. Reconstruction, Kindergartens, and religious Schools, 1865-1890.