The other school reformers : conservative activism in American education /

The idea that American education has been steered by progressivism is accepted as fact by liberals and conservatives alike. Adam Laats shows that this belief is wrong. Calling to center stage conservatives who shaped America's classrooms, he shows that in the long march of American public educa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Laats, Adam (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Education > Political aspects > United States.
Conservatism > United States.
Educational change > United States.
Éducation > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Conservatisme > États-Unis.
Enseignement > Réforme > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Conservatism
Education > Political aspects
Educational change
United States
Online-Ressource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Progressives in a strange land
  • 1. What does Jesus have to do with phonics? Understanding educational conservatism
  • 2. Monkeys, morality, and modern America: conservative educational activism is the Scopes era
  • 3. Pulling the Rugg out: textbooks and the American way
  • 4. Rich, Republican, and reactionary: Pasadena's revolt against progressivism
  • 5. Save the children: Kanawha County in the age of malaise
  • Conclusion: Conservatism and American education
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index.

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