School, Society, and State - A New Education to Govern Modern America, 1890-1940

"Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife," wrote John Dewey in his classic work The School and Society. In School, Society, and State, Tracy Steffes places that idea at the center of her exploration of the connections between public school reform in the early twentieth century and American political development from 1890 to 1940.
American public schooling, Steffes shows, was not merely another reform project of the Progressive Era, but a central one. She addresses why Americans invested in public education and explains how an array of reformers subtly transformed schooling into a tool of social governance to address the consequences of industrialization and urbanization. By extending the reach of schools, broadening their mandate, and expanding their authority over the well-being of children, the state assumed a defining role in the education--and in the lives--of American families.
In School, Society, and State, Steffes returns the state to the study of the history of education and brings the schools back into our discussion of state power during a pivotal moment in American political development.

About the author

Tracy L. Steffes is associate professor of education and history at Brown University. She is the author of School, Society, & State: A New Education to Govern Modern America, 1890-1940.

Product details

• Authors: Tracy L Steffes, Tracy L. Steffes, Steffes Tracy L.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9780226435305
• ISBN: 978-0-226-43530-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, EDUCATION / General, Education, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, United States of America, USA, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)