Social Goals and Educational Reform

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Social Goals and Educational Reform American Schools in the Twentieth Century

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Edited by Charles V. Willie and Inabeth Miller

ISBN: 0-313-24781-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-24781-1

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184 pages, index

Greenwood Press

Publication: 11/3/1988

List Price: $89.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Series Title: Contributions to the Study of Education

Series Number: 27

Description: This collection provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the development of educational policy and practice in the United States during the past century. It presents education as a complex social structure and process that has changed through the years and that defies simplistic solutions. By reviewing competing theories of education, the editors promote an analytical framework that welcomes educational conflict as creative and beneficial.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
An Analytic Perspective for Educational Reform by Charles V. Willie and Inabeth Miller
Evolution of Educational Reform
The Federal Government and Educational Reform: Observations on Equal-Access Decrees, Laws, and Rules by John B. Williams and Charles V. Willie
An Assessment of Twentieth Century Commission Reports on Educational Reform by Rick Ginsberg and Robert Wimpelberg
Theories of Community Development and Personal Advancement
Social and Community Advancement: A Function of Education by Michael K. Grady and Faith A. Sandler
Individual Enhancement: A Personal Purpose of Education by Ann Q. Lynch and Arthur W. Chickering
Socialization and Conformity in Education by Gail E. Thomas
Conclusion
Who Shall Be Educated? by Charles V. Willie and Inabeth Miller
Index

LC Card Number: 88-217

LCC Class: LA217

Dewey Class: 370


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