The rise and fall of American public schools : the political economy of public education in the twentieth century /

This volume provides a comprehensive and balanced survey of the state of American public education. It examines the trend in the quality of the public schools over the past 100 years, and reviews the possible reasons for a decline in quality. The work focuses on the importance of local control in Am...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Franciosi, Robert J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, CT : Praeger, 2004.
Temas:
1900-1999
Education > United States > History > 20th century.
Public schools > United States > History > 20th century.
Écoles publiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
Education
Public schools
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A century of progress? : resources and outcomes in public education
  • The school productivity puzzle
  • Creating the American high school
  • No choice and no voice : the erosion of local control
  • Reforming American education.

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