The American school, 1642-2000
Record details
- ISBN: 0072322748
- ISBN: 9780072322743
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Physical Description:
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xii, 452 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: Fifth edition.
- Publisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, ©2001.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Revised edition of: The American school, 1642-1996. 4th ed. c1997. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Thinking critically about history: ideological management and the culture wars -- Religion and education in colonial education -- The Ghost Dance and the schooling of Native Americans -- Nationalism, multiculturalism, and moral reform in the new republic -- The common school and the threat of cultural pluralism -- The ideology and politics of the common school -- Organizing the American school: the Nineteenth-Century schoolmarm -- Educational racism: Native Americans and Asian Americans -- Hispanic/Latino Americans: exclusion and segregation -- Education and segregation: African Americans -- Growth of the welfare function of schools: school showers, kindergarten, playgrounds, and social centers -- The school and the workplace: high school, junior high school, and vocational guidance and education -- Meritocracy: the experts take charge -- The politics of knowledge: teachers unions, American Legion, radicalism, movies, and radio -- Education and national policy -- The great civil rights movement and the new culture wars -- The end of the century. |
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Subject: | Education United States History Education Social aspects United States History United States Social conditions |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | LA 205 .S67 2001 | 258006 | Stacks | Available | - |