Reconstructing American Education
Author | : Michael B. Katz |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1987 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674750934 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674750937 |
Rating | : 4/5 (937 Downloads) |
Download or read book Reconstructing American Education written by Michael B. Katz and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...A powerful interpretation of the uses of history in educational reform and of the relations among democracy, education, and the capitalist state. How did the American education take shape? What can a historian say about recent criticisms and proposals for improvement? What drives the politics of educational history? Katz shows how the reconstruction of America's educational past can be used as a framework for thinking about current reform."--Back cover.