Avenues to Adulthood - The Origins of High School Social Mobility in an American Suburb

Klappentext Professor Ueda's book discusses the reasons for the modernisation of the high school at the turn of the twentieth century. Zusammenfassung Professor Ueda's book discusses the reasons for the modernisation of the high school at the turn of the twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Farm village to commuter suburb; 2. The evolution of educational leadership; 3. The free high school; 4. The rise of Yankee city and the prolongation of schooling; 5. Popularising high school: 'the college of the people'; 6. The origins of high school youth culture; 7. Educational opportunity and social mobility; 8. The birth of progressive reform and the junior high school; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Index.

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• Autori: Reed Ueda
• Con la collaborazione di: Reed Ueda (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.01.2009
• EAN: 9780521100687
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10068-7
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione