| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
x, 422 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index. |
| Contents |
The foundations of American education. Education and schooling in American society ; The historical foundations of America ; Philosophy and education ; Modern educational philosophies ; Multicultural education -- The governance and financing of American education. The federal role in education ; The state role in education ; The local role in education ; Financing public education -- The institutionalization of American education. Early childhood education ; Elementary education ; The junior high school ; American secondary education ; Patterns of American higher education -- School system and curriculum. The school system and staff ; Curriculum construction ; Curriculum and instruction ; The education of special learners -- The teaching profession. Teacher preparation, demand, supply, and salaries ; Teaching as a profession ; International education and the teacher. |
| Subject |
Education -- United States -- History.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Gutek, Gerald Lee. Education and schooling in America. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1988 (OCoLC)608748108 |
| ISBN |
0132403919 |
|
9780132403917 |
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