Old School Still Matters: Lessons from History to Reform Public Education in America
Lessons from History to Reform Public Education in America
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, History, Educational Theory, Educational Reform
| Author: | Brian L. Fife | ISBN: | 9780313398100 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | August 12, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Praeger | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brian L. Fife |
| ISBN: | 9780313398100 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication: | August 12, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Language: | English |
Can public schools in America be saved? This book considers theory, current practice, and the common school ideal through a historical lens to arrive at practical suggestions for reforming contemporary public education.
• Presents information on a topic of paramount importance, as almost 90 percent of American children in grades K–12 attend public schools
• Provides a thorough analysis of the writings of Horace Mann, the education reformer largely credited with helping to create the common school in the 19th century
• Merges theory and practice, analyzing the common school ideal in a historical sense while also presenting ways to reform contemporary public education
Can public schools in America be saved? This book considers theory, current practice, and the common school ideal through a historical lens to arrive at practical suggestions for reforming contemporary public education.
• Presents information on a topic of paramount importance, as almost 90 percent of American children in grades K–12 attend public schools
• Provides a thorough analysis of the writings of Horace Mann, the education reformer largely credited with helping to create the common school in the 19th century
• Merges theory and practice, analyzing the common school ideal in a historical sense while also presenting ways to reform contemporary public education
