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UNINA9910821775803321 |
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Titolo |
Urban education in the United States : a historical reader / / John L. Rury, editor |
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New York, : Palgrave MacMillan, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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9786611365400 |
1-349-53020-4 |
1-281-36540-8 |
1-4039-6778-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 352 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Urban - United States - History |
Education - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: The Development of Urban Education in the United States; J.L. Rury PART ONE: THE ORIGINS OF URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS Introduction Common Schools before the 'Common School Revival': New York Schooling in the 1790s; C.F.Kaestle The Origins of Public Education in Baltimore, 1825-1829; T.H.Sheller Popular Education in Nineteenth Century St. Louis; S.K.Troen PART TWO: EARLY URBAN SCHOOL REFORM Introduction Bureaucracy and the Common School: The Example of Portland, Oregon, 1851-1913; D.B.Tyack Urban Reform and the Schools: Kindergartens in Massachusetts; M.Lazerson The Baltimore School Building Program, 1870 to 1900: A Study of Urban School Reform; A.R.Andrews Missing the Mark: Intelligence Testing in the Los Angeles Public Schools, 1922-32; J.Raftery PART THREE: THE EVOLUTION OF URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND POLITICS Introduction Pilgrim's Progress: Toward a Social History of the School Superintendency, 1860-1960; D.B.Tyack Progressivism and Curriculum Differentiation: Special Classes in the Atlanta Public Schools, 1898-1923; B.Franklin Taxation and Social Conflict: Teacher Unionism and Public School Finance in Chicago, 1898-1934; M.Murphy The Politics of Educational Retrenchment in Detroit, 1929-1935; J.Mirel PART FOUR: |
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URBAN SCHOOLS IN CONTEMPORARY HISTORY Introduction Race, Space, and the Politics of Chicago's Public Schools: Benjamin Willis and the Tragedy of Urban Education; J.L.Rury The Community is Beginning to Rumble: The Origins of Chicano Educational Protest in Houston, 1965-1970; G.San Miguel Bureaucratic Order and Special Children: Urban Schools, 1950s-1960s; J.L.Tropea Race, Social Class, and Educational Reform in an Inner City School; J.Anyon The Milwaukee Voucher Experiment; J.F.Witte High Stakes in Chicago; B.Jacobs Epilogue: Past as Prologue: The Uncertain Future of Urban Schooling |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Urban Education in the United States examines the development of schools in the large cities of the USA. John Rury, a well-known historian of education, introduces and highlights the most significant and classic essays dealing with urban schooling in this collection. Urban Education in the United States will provide an introduction to critical themes in the history of city schools and will frame each section with an overview of urban education research during particular periods in US history. |
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