Outside in : minorities and the transformation of American education / / Paula S. Fass

• Autore: Fass Paula S
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1989
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (323 pages)
• Disciplina: 370/.973
• Soggetto topico: Education - United States - History - 20th century; Minorities - Education - United States - History - 20th century; Americanization - History - 20th century; High schools - United States - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; PART I. FROM OTHER SHORES: EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS AND AMERICAN EDUCATION; 1. The Progressive, the Immigrant, and the School; 2. Education, Democracy, and the Science of Individual Differences; 3. ""Americanizing"" the High Schools: New York in the 1930's and '40's; PART II. OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER SCHOOLS: RACE, SEX, RELIGION, AND AMERICAN EDUCATION; 4. New Day Coming: The Federal Government and Black Education in the 1930's and '40's; 5. The Female Paradox: Higher Education for Women, 1945-63; 6. Imitation and Autonomy: Catholic Education in the Twentieth Century; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Appendix 2; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this pathbreaking text, Paula S. Fass presents a wide-ranging examination of the role of 'outsiders' in the creation of modern education. Through a series of in-depth and fascinating case studies, she demonstrates how issues of pluralism have shaped the educational landscape and how various minority groups have been affected by their educational experiences.
• Titolo autorizzato: Outside in
• ISBN: 0-19-771516-8; 1-280-76212-8; 9786610762125; 0-19-536120-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810480003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.