American School Reform: Progressive, Equity, and Excellence Movements, 1883-1993
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Book Overview
Berube analyzes the three great educational reform movements in the United States. He shows how they have been shaped by outside societal forces: Progressive Education was an offshoot of the Progressive Movement; Equity Reform in the 1960s was influenced by the Civil Rights Movement; Excellence Reform in the last decade was a response to foreign economic competition. Within each matrix, common characteristics of each movement emerge. Progressive Education...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:027595160X
ISBN13:9780275951603
Release Date:December 1994
Publisher:Praeger
Length:168 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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A Nice Overview of Education Reform
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
This book provides a nice overview of several educational reform movements. The writing style is good enough that it doesn't drag too much. Sometimes, the author is too opinionated (this only occurs about 2x in the whole book). Otherwise, this is a decent, informative read.
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