Education and Social Change
Subtitle:  Themes in the History of American Schooling
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Published: April 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780805833393
Subjects: American history; Education; Social History; Social change; History; Education / Teaching; USA; United States; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Education / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Educational sociology
Description: In this brief, interpretive history of American schooling, John Rury focuses on the evolving relationship between education and social change. The book considers the impact of social forces, such as industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and cultural conflict on the development of schools and other educational institutions. It also examines the various ways that schools have contributed to social change, particularly in providing avenues of social mobility and success for certain social groups and not for others. Detailed accounts of the experiences of women and minority groups in American history explain how their lives have been affected by education.