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History, Education, and the Schools
Reese, William J.
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
In his latest investigation of how history helps illuminate contemporary concerns about the nature and character of Americas schools, William Reese explores the rise of public schools in the nineteenth century, the evolution of private school alternatives, and ongoing debates about modern schooling and reform. Americans have long invested considerable time, energy, and emotion in their schools, both private and public, and Reese's historical overview helps explain why.

AUTHOR BIO
William J. Reese is Professor of Educational Policy Studies, History, and European Studies, the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction * Part I: History and Its Uses * On the Nature and Purpose of History * What History Teaches About the Impact of Educational Research Upon Practice * Part II: Urban Schools in the Nineteenth Century * Public Education in St. Louis * Political Economy and the High School * Part III: Private Schools, Past and Present * Changing Conceptions of "Public" and "Private" in American Educational History * Soldiers for Christ in the Army of God: The Christian School Movement * Part IV: The Fate of the Public Schools * Public Schools and the Common Good * Why Americans Love to Reform the Public Schools

MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1403977445
ISBN(13-digit): 9781403977441
Dewey Decimal: 370.973
Library of Congress: 2006050982
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 218

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