The struggle for public education : ten themes in American educational history / Donald Parkerson and Jo Ann Parkerson.

Author/creator Parkerson, Donald Hugh author.
Other author Parkerson, Jo Ann, author.
Format Book
PublicationLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Descriptionpages cm
Subjects
Public schools--United States. --History.

Contents The authoritarian and democratic schools of education -- The structure and organization of American schools -- Consolidation and its discontents : from intimacy to democracy -- The struggle for diversity -- The curriculum : from religious to secular and comprehensive -- Instruction : from memorization to comprehension -- Discipline in the classroom : from corporal punishment to preventative techniques -- Moral education : from virtue centered to cognitive moral development -- Testing and assessment : from recitation to standardized assessment -- Rights and responsibilities of teachers and students.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2017012210
ISBN9781475830194 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN147583019X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781475830200 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1475830203 (pbk. : alk. paper)