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School, society, and state : a new education to govern modern America, 1890-1940
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- Creator
- Tracy L. Steffes
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012
- 2012, ©2012
- Physical Details
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- xi, 284 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780226772127, 0226772098, 0226772128, 9780226772097
- OCLC
- ocn780445877, ocn754105028
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Urban school reform, professionalization, and the science of education -- The rural school problem and the complexities of national reform -- Redefining state responsibility in education -- Public interest and parental authority in the compulsory school -- Creating citizens and workers: curriculum reform and the aims of education in a democracy -- Conclusion: School, society, and state
Subjects
- Educational change -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Education and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- School management and organization -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Schools -- Centralization -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Education, Compulsory -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Democracy and education -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Educational sociology -- United States -- History -- 20th century.