9780072322767

School and Society : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

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0072322764

Edition: 4th

Format: Paperback

Copyright: 2001-08-16

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education

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PART I: EDUCATIONAL AIMS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Chapter 1: Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Chapter 2: Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Era

Chapter 3: School as a Public Institution: The Common-School Era

Chapter 4: Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive Era

Chapter 5: Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and Women

Chapter 6: Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans

Chapter 7: Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

Chapter 8: National School Reform: The Early Cold War Era

PART II: EDUCATIONAL AIMS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

Chapter 9: Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Chapter 10: Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Chapter 11: Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling Today: Vocational and Liberal Ideals

Chapter 12: Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

Chapter 13: Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge

Chapter 14: Contemporary School Reform: The Post-Cold War Era

Chapter 15: The Cultural Contexts of Children and Youth

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