Schooling, the Puritan imperative, and the molding of an American national identity
Subtitle: education's "errand into the wilderness"
By: Douglas McKnight.
Series: Studies in curriculum theory
Publisher: L. Erlbaum Associates
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Mahwah, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Moral education -- United States; Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States; National characteristics, American
Description: "Schooling, The Puritan Imperative, and the Molding of an American National Identity: Education's "Errand into the Wilderness" makes an important contribution to the fields of curriculum studies and the history of education. It will interest students and scholars in these fields as well as those in educational philosophy, religion and education, intellectual and social history, and American studies."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-159) and indexes.