Education and Social Change: Contours in the History of American Schooling

by John L. Rury

Book Overview

This brief, interpretive history of American schooling focuses on the evolving relationship between education and social change. Like its predecessors, this new edition adopts a thematic approach, investigating the impact of social forces such as industrialization, urbanization, immigration, globalization, and cultural conflict on the development of schools and other educational institutions. It also examines the various ways that schools have contributed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138887048
• ISBN13: 9781138887046
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"