Education and learning in America

Examines the progress and development of education throughout U.S. history, from the changing theories of education and the differences between urban and rural education to the movements of progressivism and traditionalism to standardized testing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reef, Catherine.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York : Facts On File, c2009.
Series:American experience (Facts on File, Inc.)
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505 0 # |a "That our schools may flourish" : education in Colonial America : 1636-1782 -- Schooling a new nation : 1783-1859 -- Adversity and increase : the Civil War and its aftermath : 1860-1880 -- Meeting diverse needs : 1881-1916 -- Scientific management : 1917-1929 -- The hardest of times : schools withstand the Great Depression : 1930-1940 -- "Every life is affected" : education for victory in World War II : 1941-1946 -- Toward equal educational opportunity for all : 1946-1963 -- Turbulent years : 1963-1980 -- The learning society : 1980-2008. 
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