This current, comprehensive history of American education is designed to stimulate critical analysis and critical thinking by offering alternative interpretations of each historical period. The point of view taken by this text emphasizes: the role of multiculturalism and cultural domination in shaping U.S. schools; the position of the school as one of many institutions that manage the distribution of ideas in society; racism as a central issue in U.S. history and U.S. educational history; and economic issues as an important factor in understanding the evolution of U.S. schools.
- ISBN10 0072875666
- ISBN13 9780072875669
- Publish Date 1 June 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 June 2012
- Publish Country US
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
- Edition 6th Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 512
- Language English