Struggle for Public Education - Ten Themes in American Educational History

This book provides a clear, comprehensive history of the modern American school from the nineteenth century to the present.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Authoritarian and Democratic Schools of Education
Chapter 2: The Structure and Organization of American Schools
Chapter 3: Consolidation and its Discontents: From Intimacy to Democracy
Chapter 4: The Struggle for Diversity
Chapter 5: The Curriculum: From Religious to Secular and Comprehensive
Chapter 6: Instruction: From Memorization to Comprehension
Chapter 7: Discipline in the Classroom: From Corporal Punishment to Preventative Techniques
Chapter 8: Moral Education: From Virtue Centered to Cognitive Moral Development
Chapter 9: Testing and Assessment: From Recitation to Standardized Assessment
Chapter 10: Rights and Responsibilities of Teachers and Students
Conclusion - The Complexity of Change in American Education
References
Index

About the author

Donald Parkerson is the Distinguished Professor of Teaching in the History Department at East Carolina University. He has published six books on the history of education with his coauthor, Jo Ann Parkerson. Their previous book with Rowman & Littlefield focused on the background of issues facing schools today - Assessment, Bureaucracy and Consolidation.

Jo Ann Parkerson is Professor Emeritus of Education at Methodist University. Previously she taught in the public schools and she draws on her educational experiences and research in her writing.

Summary

This book provides a clear, comprehensive history of the modern American school from the nineteenth century to the present.

Product details

• Authors: Donald Parkerson, Donald Hugh Parkerson, Donald Parkerson Parkerson, Donald/ Parkerson Parkerson, Jo Ann Parkerson, Parkerson Donald, Parkerson Jo Ann
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781475830200
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-3020-0
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, EDUCATION / History, HISTORY / United States / General, History of Education, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas