The Roots of Educational Inequality Philadelphia's Germantown High School, 1907-2014.

The Roots of Educational Inequality chronicles the transformation of one American high school over the course of the twentieth century to explore the larger political, economic, and social factors that have contributed to the escalation of educational inequality in modern America.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kitzmiller, Erika M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021.
Temas:
Germantown High School (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History.
Education, Urban > Economic aspects > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Education, Secondary > Economic aspects > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Educational equalization > Economic aspects > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Enseignement en milieu urbain > Aspect économique > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire.
Enseignement secondaire > Aspect économique > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire.
Démocratisation de l'enseignement > Aspect économique > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire.
EDUCATION / History
Education, Secondary > Economic aspects.
Education, Urban > Economic aspects.
Educational equalization > Economic aspects.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Campaign for an Elite Public High School in Philadelphia's Suburban Sanctuary, 1907-1914
  • Chapter 2. Philanthropy Sustains Philadelphia's Expanding Public School System, 1914-1920
  • Chapter 3. Philadelphia's Reliance on Philanthropy Begins to Crack, 1929-1940
  • Chapter 4. Philadelphia Mobilizes for War, In equality on the Homefront Escalates, 1941-1957
  • Chapter 5. Urban Renewal, Urban Unrest, and the Threat of a "Poverty- Stricken Negro Ghetto," 1958-1967
  • Chapter 6. The Emergence of an "Urban" School System: Fiscal Shortages, Labor Strikes, and Stalled Desegregation, 1968-1981
  • Chapter 7. Philadelphia School Leaders Fight to Restore and Control Philadelphia's Public Schools, 1982-2000
  • Chapter 8. Philadelphia Implements the "Largest and Boldest Experiment" in Urban Public Education, 2002-2011
  • Chapter 9. School Officials Close Schools to "Save" Philadelphia's Public School System
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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