"American Education: A History" presents the history of American education from precolonial times to the present in a comprehensive, engaging manner. Balanced and well written, the text provides an objective overview of historical events alongside thoughtful analysis and integration as it presents each major period in the development of American education against the broader backdrop of national and world events. 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 12).
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"Now in its fourth edition, American Education: A History is the best general history of American education in print today. With twelve chapters containing material ranging from Native American education in precolonial America to the advent of No Child Left Behind at the turn of the twenty-first-century, Urban and Wagoner’s textbook presents a comprehensive survey of American educational history that is unparalleled."--Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, Education Review, September 2009
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.About the Author
Wayne J. Urban is Regents’ Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Professor of History at Georgia State University, where he has taught since 1971. His previous books are Accountability in American Education: A Critique (1976), Why Teachers Organized (1982), and Black Scholar: Horace Mann Bond, 1904-1972 (1992). He is currently president of the American Educational Studies Association and is past president of the History of Education Society. He is a former editor of Educational Studies and of the American Educational Research Journal. 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. is William Clay Parrish, 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. Previous books include Thomas Jefferson and the Education of a New Nation (1976) and The Changing Politics of Education (1978). He has taught at the University of Virginia since 1968 and served as a department chairperson for 12 years. He is past president of the History of Education Society and has served as a member of the Editorial Board of the History of Education Quarterly and Educational Studies. He has served as Vice President of Division “F” (History and Historiography) of the American Education Research Association. In 1987 he received the Outstanding Professor Award from Virginia’s Curry School of Education.
Jennings L. Wagoner, Jr. is William Clay Parrish, 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. Previous books include Thomas Jefferson and the Education of a New Nation (1976) and The Changing Politics of Education (1978). He has taught at the University of Virginia since 1968 and served as a department chairperson for 12 years. He is past president of the History of Education Society and has served as a member of the Editorial Board of the History of Education Quarterly and Educational Studies. He has served as Vice President of Division “F” (History and Historiography) of the American Education Research Association. In 1987 he received the Outstanding Professor Award from Virginia’s Curry School of Education.
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Helpful social history view of education in the U.S.,
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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.S. 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.
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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. An eye opening experience and objective point of view. The summaries at the end of the chapters may help some preferring a brief overview to stress the key points in a timely fashion. I'm currently a doctoral student in Educational Administration and found this book to be an excellent resource as well. The fold out timeline that comes with the new book is full color and shows many of the individuals that are cited in the book which aids in memory retention for those visual learners out there.
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As a pretty liberal person I was shocked at how much I hated this book. 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.
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- Between Church and State: Religion and Public Education in a Multicultural America by Prof. James W. Fraser on 4 pages
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- Teaching in America: A Cross-Cultural Guide for International Teachers and Their Employers by Charles B. Hutchison in Back Matter
- Gender, Race and the National Education Association: Professionalism and its Limitations (Studies in the History of Education) by Wayne J. Urban in Back Matter
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