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American People and Their Education, The: A Social History
Richard J. Altenbaugh, Slippery Rock University

ISBN-10: 0135253799
ISBN-13: 9780135253793

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 401 pp
Published: 09/03/2002

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For undergraduate and graduate courses in History of Education or Social Foundations.

In an attempt to expand upon traditional course frameworks, this new text examines American education using a two-fold approach—chronological and conceptual. The four text units comprise a journey from earliest Native American informal instruction to today's multimedia classrooms. Chapter titles reflect this chronological approach, while content within chapters presents material thematically, addressing the education of social groups as it evolved within each time period. With this text then, instructors may take either tack—chronological or conceptual—without sacrificing any relevant material. Emphasis throughout is on the social history of education—kindergarten through secondary—with particular attention paid to race, sex, ethnicity, social class, language, and special needs.

  • Emphasis on the multicultural aspects of American education.

    • Gives students a solid foundation on which to build an understanding of a rapidly changing, increasingly diverse educational landscape.

  • Comprehensive treatment of the antecedents of contemporary educational issues.

    • Provides a broad-spectrum perspective on the challenges faced by today's educators.

  • Numerous primary and secondary sources.

    • Lends an authoritative voice to text content.

  • Activities after each chapter.

    • Engages students in active, personal learning around text content.

  • Website listings for each chapter.

    • Encourages students to further research topics of interest through additional reliable sources.

  • Annotated video lists in most chapters.

    • Provides additional sources of authoritative material that reflect alternative viewpoints.



 1. The Role of Clio: How the Past Influences the Present.

PART I: EDUCATION AS INFORMAL EXPERIENCE.

 2. Family, Religion, and Education in Colonial America.

 3. Early Nationalism and Education.

PART II: THE EARLY YEARS OF FORMALIZED SCHOOLING.

 4. The Common School Era.

 5. The Little Red One-Room Schoolhouse.

 6. Education in the Gilded Age.

PART III: THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICAN SCHOOLING.

 7. The Progressive Education Movement.

 8. Universal and Equal Schooling?

 9. Schooling, Ideology, and National Policy.

PART IV: ACHIEVING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL IDEAL AND FUTURE CHALLENGES.

10. Civil Rights and Public Schooling.

11. School Reform and Public Reaction.

Bibliography.

For Historical Foundations of Education


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