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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451767003321

Autore

Graham Patricia Albjerg

Titolo

Schooling America [[electronic resource] ] : how the public schools meet the nation's changing needs / / Patricia Albjerg Graham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-756248-5

1-280-53456-7

0-19-803844-5

0-19-518430-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

370/.973/094

Soggetti

Education - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references p. (257-263) and index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Assimilation : 1900-1920 -- Adjustment : 1920-1954 -- Access : 1954-1983 -- Achievement : 1983-present -- Autonomy to accountability -- Shifting assignments.

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on a wide array of sources, from government reports to colorful anecdotes, Graham skillfully illustrates Americans' changing demands for our schools, and how schools have responded by providing what critics want, though never as completely or as quickly as they would like.