Education in a Free Society an American History
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition: 8
- Publisher: Pearson
- Publish date: 08/01/1996
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I. THE FORMATIVE PERIOD: 1607-1865. 1. The Colonial Tradition.2. Education in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.3. Age of the Enlightenment: The Impact of Secular Thought.4. The Common-School Movement. II. AN ERA OF TRANSITION: 1865-1919. 5. Evolving Patterns of Educational Thought.6. Toward a New Pedagogy.7. Building a Philosophy of Education.8. The Influence of Educational Psychology. III. EDUCATION IN MODERN SOCIETY: 1919 TO THE PRESENT. 9. Continuing Struggles for Equality of Educational Opportunity.10. The Impact of the Business Creed.11. The American School in Transition.12. Crosscurrents in Higher Education.13. Contemporary Issues.14. Approaching the Twenty-First Century.Bibliographical Essay: Guides to Further Reading.
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