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Education and social change : themes in the history of American schooling

Author: John L Rury
Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2002.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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,  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John L Rury
ISBN: 0805833390 9780805833393
OCLC Number: 48435179
Description: xii, 255 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Introduction : history, social change, and education --
Colonial origins : education in a preindustrial society --
The 19th century : beginnings of a modern school system --
Ethnicity, gender, and race : contours of social change in the 19th century --
The Progressive Era : reform, growth, and differentiation --
Education in postwar America : the human capital revolution.
Responsibility: John L. Rury.
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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.

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