Ten Days That Shook the World of Education - A Close Look At the People Who Facilitated Educational Change

This book integrates chronological, thematic and biographical elements of educational history to provide a more personal perspective on the development of educational policy.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Jean Jacque Rousseau - The Philosophy of Modern Education, Spring 1762

Joseph Lancaster - Teaching the Poor, January 1, 1978

Emma Willard - Women's Education, September 7, 1821

Horace Mann - Father of the Common School, June 29, 1837

William McGuffey - The Graded Reader, April 1, 1836

John Dewey - Father of Progressive Education, January 13, 1896

W.E.B. DuBois - Equality of African American Education, January 1, 1903

Horace Mann Bond - A Challenge to Standardized Testing, March 1, 1924

Thurgood Marshall - The End of Legal Segregation, May 17, 1954

The Kids are All Right - Political Activism, February 14, 2018

Ten Days that School the World of Education: Conclusion

References
About the Authors

About the author

By Donald Parkerson and Jo Ann Parkerson

Product details

• Authors: Donald Parkerson, Donald Parkerson Parkerson, Donald/ Parkerson Parkerson, Jo Ann Parkerson, Parkerson Donald, Parkerson Jo Ann
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781475852349
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-5234-9
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Reference, Reference works, Teaching skills and techniques, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching skills & techniques, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teaching / General, history;reform