Seeking Common Ground - Public Schools in a Diverse Society

Informationen zum Autor David B. Tyack (1930–2016) was Vida Jacks Professor of Education, Emeritus, and Professor of History, Emeritus, at Stanford University. Klappentext detail! Tyack lets us see that debates about the civic purposes of schools are an essential part of a democratic culture! and integral to its future. Zusammenfassung In this wise and enlightening book! filled with vivid characters and memorable incidents that make history but don't always make history books! David Tyack describes how each American generation grappled with the knotty task of creating political unity and social diversity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Windows on the Past I. Unity 1. Schools for Citizens: Preserving the Republic 2. Patriotic Literacy: History Textbooks II. Diversity 3. Same or Different? School Policies and Social Diversity 4. Thoroughly Trained in Failure: Mismatch of Pupil and School III. Democracy 5. Democracy in Education: Who Needs It? 6. Choices about Choice: No Simple Solution Reflections Notes Acknowledgments Index

Product details

• Authors: David Tyack, David B. Tyack
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2007
• EAN: 9780674024205
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02420-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Education, Independent schools, private education, EDUCATION / Schools / Types / Private