History, Education, and the Schools
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: April 3, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781403977441
Subjects: Teaching of a specific subject; Education And The State; History Of Education; Education; Education / Teaching; USA; History; Philosophy & Social Aspects; United States - General; Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Educational Policy & Reform; Evaluation; Methodology; Postmodernism and education; United States
Description: 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.