Encyclopedia of American Education
- List Price: $220.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Facts on File
- Publish date: 12/01/1996
Description:
The first historical encyclopedia of education to appear in the United States in more than twenty-five years, the Encyclopedia of American Education covers the entire span of American education from the colonial period to the present.
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This three-volume, 2,000-entry set provides a wealth of information on virtually every aspect of education, from the evolution of school curriculum, education funding, church-state controversies, and Supreme Court decisions to the latest debates on multiculturalism, prayer in school, and sex education.
Entries include:
-- Education and reform movements, such as the open classroom and Head Start
-- Legal issues, from student rights to busing and desegregation
-- Theories of education
Entries include:
-- Types of schools and degrees
-- Important educators and benefactors, such as John Dewey and Andrew Carnegie.
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