References Gutek, G. A historical introduction to American education 3rd ed. Jeynes, W. American educational history: School, society, and the common good. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. National Center for Education Statistics. Characteristics of Public School Teachers. A history of American education. New York, NY: Pearson. Urban, Jennings L. Wagoner, Jr. American Education: A History, 4e is a comprehensive, highly-regarded history of American education from pre-colonial times to the present.
American education; a history, 4th ed. Dameshek As a masters candidate in Educational Psychology, I found this to be a helpful text to review the history of the educational system in the U. The author definitely leaned toward the liberal side, but he was fairly even-handed in his presentation of the people, social and economic conditions that have impacted the organization and delivery of education in this country.
The book was easy to read and full of good references to primary sources of material for further review. By the time I reached chapter 9 I would have preferred to get a root canal than finish this book, yet I did manage to finish it. Yes, everyone has a point of view and yes it is nearly impossible to be completely unbiased.
But, having said that the authors could have at least tried to show more than the very narrow minded opinions than they did. Or, actually less would have been more. Just give me the facts and let me draw my own conclusions. This book tried its hardest to make itself "interesting" by inserting colorful adjectives that it was hard to tell what occurred and what was factual. Having said all this, if you have to read it for a course the kindle edition is formatted quite well, and I pity your souls.
Wagoner Kindle. Posting Komentar. Senin, 21 Juli [Z To help unify the nation after the Revolutionary War, textbooks were written to standardize spelling and pronunciation and to instill patriotism and religious beliefs in students.
At the same time, these textbooks included negative stereotypes of Native Americans and certain immigrant groups. The children going to school continued primarily to be those from wealthy families. By the mids, a call for free, compulsory education had begun, and compulsory education became widespread by the end of the century.
This was an important development, as children from all social classes could now receive a free, formal education. It also arose because of industrialization, as an industrial economy demanded reading, writing, and math skills much more than an agricultural economy had. After the Revolutionary War, new textbooks helped standardize spelling and pronunciation and promote patriotism and religious beliefs, but these textbooks also included negative stereotypes of Native Americans.
Each chapter is tightly linked to the preceding and succeeding chapters so that the story of American education unfolds in a seamless manner. This is the first text to explore Native American traditions including education prior to Colonization.
It also offers very strong, ongoing coverage of minorities and women; exceptional coverage of education in the nineteenth century in the southern states; and a noteworthy three-chapter cluster chapters 6, 7, and 8 describing the making of the modern school system before, during, and after the Progressive Era. This edition includes the addition of political cartoons, annotated suggestions for further reading, more comprehensive coverage of John Dewey, and a thoroughly reorganized and updated recent history of education Chapter About the Author Wayne J.
His current research interests are the history of desegregation in education, the history of educational research, and the history of teachers, their work, and their organizations. Jennings L. Wagoner, Jr. Professor of Education at the University of Virginia. He is author of numerous articles in educational history and has a special interest in the educational views of Thomas Jefferson.
He has taught at the University of Virginia since and served as a department chairperson for 12 years. Great text! By Tom Brey History can be a tough sell to many people as many have experienced the mundane books which are often very dry.
This book isn't like that, it offers a fresh view of American history from a perspective of education and how it has evolved.
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