Educational research, the national agenda, and educational reform : a history / by Erwin V. Johanningmeier and Theresa Richardson.

Author/creator Johanningmeier, Erwin V.
Other author Richardson, Theresa R., 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoCharlotte, N.C. : IAP-Information Age Pub., ©2008.
Descriptionxx, 496 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Education--Research. --United States.
Educational change--United States.

SeriesStudies in the history of education
Studies in the history of education (Greenwich, Conn.) ^A782702
Contents The progressives, public education, and educational research -- Controversies over the origins of educational research -- Defining status and privilege in educational research -- Origins of public education and educational research : the common school -- Education as a conscious business : Herbart and the Herbartians -- Darwinism in the United States -- Child study, G. Stanley Hall, Arnold Gesell, and Lewis M. Terman -- Educational efficiency and tests : Daniel Starch and Stuart A. Courtis -- The laws of learning : the legacy of Edward L. Thorndike -- The mental hyiene movement : psychiatry, Rockefeller, philanthropy, and the promotion of a medical model in educational research -- Nature-nurture controversies : institutionalizing intelligence as a variable in educational research -- Cultural lag : the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial and educational research -- Educational reform and educational research in the post-World War II era -- The achievement gap : The Coleman Report and its legacy in no child left behind -- The history of education as educational research : the national agenda and a discipline.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 433-463) and index.
LCCN 2007033618
ISBN9781593117306 (pbk.)
ISBN1593117302 (pbk.)
ISBN9781593117313 (hardcover)
ISBN1593117310 (hardcover)

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Joyner General Stacks LB1028.25 .U6 J64 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold