School and Society : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

by TOZER

• ISBN13: 9780072871142
• ISBN10: 0072871148
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-08
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

Through the use of a consistent analytic framework, this text shows how and why certain school-society issues first arose in this country and how they have changed over time. Introduced and explained in detail in the first chapter, the text's analytic framework focuses on the political economy, the dominant ideology, and existing educational practices that are prevalent in any given historical era. Readings at the end of each chapter are designed for the student to critique using the same analytic framework that the authors employ in the text. In its examination of the evolution of education in the United States, this book tells an engaging historical story.

Table of Contents

Educational Aims in Historical Perspective

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Era

School as a Public Institution: The Common-School Era

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive Era

Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and Women

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

National School Reform: The Early Cold War Era

Educational Aims in Contemporary Society

Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling Today: Vocational and Liberal Ideals

Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge

Contemporary School Reform: The Post-Cold War Era

The Cultural Contexts of Children and Youth

Notes

Glossary

Photo Credits

Index

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