History of Education in America

by Pulliam, John D.; Van Patten, James J.

• ISBN13: 9780130618948
• ISBN10: 0130618942
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This popular book provides future teachers a solid foundation in the history of American education, from its roots in European tradition, through the colonial period, to the challenges of the twenty-first century. Redesigned to highlight historical information throughout the book. Here are all of the important people, places, dates, events, and movements; along with a capsule presentation of the underlying principles of educational practice and straightforward, nonjudgmental coverage of all of the current controversies within our educational system. For future teachers.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Applying History to Education Today	1	(28)
Society and Education: Schools and the Communities They Serve	8	(3)
Accelerating Rate of Change	11	(5)
History and Purposes of Educational History	16	(4)
Intellectual Background	20	(3)
Then to Now	23	(3)
Gaining Perspective Through Critical Analysis	26	(1)
History in Action in Today's Classrooms	27	(1)
Increased Understanding Through Online Research	27	(1)
Bibliography	27	(2)
Shaping the Schools: Philosophical and Psychological Foundations	29	(50)
Introduction to Educational Philosophy	30	(2)
Schools of Educational Philosophy	32	(27)
Psychology and Education	59	(11)
Child Study and Measurement	70	(3)
Then to Now	73	(3)
Gaining Perspective Through Critical Analysis	76	(1)
History in Action in Today's Classrooms	76	(1)
Increased Understanding Through Online Research	76	(1)
Bibliography	76	(3)
American Education: Our European Heritage and the Colonial Influence	79	(24)
Colonial Melting Pot	82	(1)
Religious Sectarianism	83	(1)
Social Class in the Colonial Environment	84	(1)
The Southern Colonies	85	(4)
The Middle Colonies	89	(3)
The New England Colonies	92	(5)
Then to Now	97	(4)
Gaining Perspective Through Critical Analysis	101	(1)
History in Action in Today's Classrooms	101	(1)
Increased Understanding Through Online Research	102	(1)
Bibliography	102	(1)
American Education: The American Revolution	103	(24)
Democratic Ideals	104	(1)
Changes in Colonial Culture	105	(1)
The Shift in the Colonial Mind	106	(2)
Colonial Liberalism	108	(1)
Educational Changes in the Later Colonial Period	109	(1)
The War and After	110	(1)
Efforts of Educational Founders	111	(1)
Revolutionary Period Educational Leadership	112	(2)
Early Government Proposals	114	(1)
Other Educational Movements	115	(1)
School Ideas and the Curriculum	116	(1)
Then to Now	117	(6)
Gaining Perspective Through Critical Analysis	123	(1)
History in Action in Today's Classrooms	124	(1)
Increased Understanding Through Online Research	124	(1)
Bibliography	124	(3)
American Education: 1812--1865	127	(28)
Social, Political, and Economic Trends	128	(5)
The Age of the Common School Revival	133	(2)
Birth of the American High School	135	(1)
Higher Education Before the Civil War	136	(3)
American Educational Leadership	139	(3)
European Influences	142	(6)
Then to Now	148	(4)
Gaining Perspective Through Critical Analysis	152	(1)
History in Action in Today's Classrooms	153	(1)
Increased Understanding Through Online Research	153	(1)
Bibliography	153	(2)
American Education: 1865--1918	155	(30)
Inhibited Development of Education in the South	158	(3)
National Affairs and Progress	161	(2)
The Public School Ideal	163	(1)
The American Public High School	163	(4)
Vocational and Industrial Education	167	(2)
Parochial and Private Education	169	(1)
Higher Education	170	(2)
Schools and Colleges for Minority Groups	172	(1)
Teacher Education	173	(3)
Development of Educational Philosophy	176	(3)
Then to Now	179	(4)
Gaining Perspective Through Critical Analysis	183	(1)
History in Action in Today's Classrooms	183	(1)
Increased Understanding Through Online Research	184	(1)
Bibliography	184	(1)
American Education: 1918 to the Present	185	(44)
Major Educational Changes	187	(3)
Evolution of the Modern Institutional Structure	190	(12)
School Finance and Control	202	(2)
Federal Participation in Education	204	(5)
Experiments and Innovations in the Twentieth Century	209	(3)
Progressive Educators and Their Critics	212	(2)
Academic Freedom and the Educational Profession	214	(1)
Teacher Education	215	(5)
A New Century--The Twenty-First	220	(2)
Then to Now	222	(3)
Gaining Perspective Through Critical Analysis	225	(1)
History in Action in Today's Classrooms	225	(1)
Increased Understanding Through Online Research	226	(1)
Bibliography	226	(3)
Issues in Modern American Education	229	(60)
Litigation: The Courts and Problems of Education	232	(17)
More Recent Educational Critics	249	(10)
Assessment and Accountability	259	(21)
Taking Sides Today and Tomorrow	280	(4)
Gaining Perspective Through Critical Analysis	284	(1)
History in Action in Today's Classroom	284	(1)
Increased Understanding Through Online Research	284	(1)
Bibliography	285	(4)
Educational Reform: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and the Search for Excellence	289	(48)
The Great American Educational Reform Movement	290	(26)
Achieving Excellence in Teacher Education	316	(10)
Reform in Educational Administration	326	(4)
The Search for Excellence Continues	330	(1)
Gaining Perspective Through Critical Analysis	331	(1)
History in Action in Today's Classrooms	331	(1)
Increased Understanding Through Online Research	332	(1)
Bibliography	332	(5)
Education in the Future: From Now to Then	337	(39)
Trends in Education in the Twenty-First Century	345	(2)
The Futures Movement	347	(3)
Methods of Futures Research	350	(2)
Schools of Futuristic Thought	352	(4)
Implications for Educational Theory	356	(3)
Characteristics of Futuristic Education	359	(5)
Futures Curriculum	364	(3)
Future Trends	367	(5)
Gaining Perspective Through Critical Analysis	372	(1)
History in Action in Today's Classrooms	372	(1)
Increased Understanding Through Online Research	373	(1)
Bibliography	373	(3)
General Annotated Bibliography	376	(5)
Glossary	381	(6)
Index	387