Horace Mann's vision of the public schools
Subtitle: is it still relevant?
By: William Hayes.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lanham, Md; Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Mann, Horace, 1796-1859.; Educators -- United States -- Biography.; Public schools -- United States.; Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The early years; title: The educational prophet; title: The vision; title: The spread of the vision; title: The growth of vocational education; title: The practice of academic grouping; title: The white flight; title: The church and state issue; title: The multicultural issue; title: The choice issue; title: The technology; title: The teachers; title: The direction; title: The law; title: The debate; title: The financial dilemma; title: The Mann plan; title: About the author.