Each chapter is tightly locked to the preceding and succeeding chapters so that the story of American education unfolds in a seamless manner. A new pedagogical feature, For Further Reading, has been added to the end of each chapter. New to this edition is expanded coverage of Native American education, of the development of high schools, and of the cultural literacy movement. Each chapter is tightly locked to the preceding and succeeding chapters so that the story of American education unfolds in a seamless manner. Lengthy chapter introductions present the larger social, political, and intellectual history of the era, which sets the stage for discussions of educational history as part of larger national and world events.
Students come alive when dealing with primary sources.
Yet no current History of Education text supplies primary source documents. Fraser's unique text is a documentary history of education in the United States and can save the instructor from doing a good deal of photocopying. It consists of primary source documents which illustrate and map the establishment and evolution of education in America. Introductions and explanations frame the primary sources to help students understand the background and context of the documents. The book can be used as a main or a supplemental text at either the undergraduate or graduate level.