Citizens Committees for Better Schools
Author | : United States. Office of Education |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Citizens' advisory committees in education |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Office of Education |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Citizens' advisory committees in education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Community and school |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William W. Cutler |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2000-06-15 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780226132167 |
Who holds ultimate authority for the education of America's children—teachers or parents? Although the relationship between home and school has changed dramatically over the decades, William Cutler's fascinating history argues that it has always been a political one, and his book uncovers for the first time how and why the balance of power has shifted over time. Starting with parental dominance in the mid-nineteenth century, Cutler chronicles how schools' growing bureaucratization and professionalization allowed educators to gain increasing control over the schooling and lives of the children they taught. Central to his story is the role of parent-teacher associations, which helped transform an adversarial relationship into a collaborative one. Yet parents have also been controlled by educators through PTAs, leading to the perception that they are "company unions." Cutler shows how in the 1920s and 1930s schools expanded their responsibility for children's well-being outside the classroom. These efforts sowed the seeds for later conflict as schools came to be held accountable for solving society's problems. Finally, he brings the reader into recent decades, in which a breakdown of trust, racial tension, and "parents' rights" have taken the story full circle, with parents and schools once again at odds. Cutler's book is an invaluable guide to understanding how parent-teacher cooperation, which is essential for our children's educational success, might be achieved.
Author | : United States. Farm Credit Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 14 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Diane Ravitch |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2008-10-01 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0300129785 |
divAmericans have reason to be concerned about the condition of American democracy at the start of the twenty-first century. Surveys show that civic participation has declined, cynicism about government has increased, and young people have a weak grasp of the principles that underlie our constitutional system. Crucial questions must be answered: How serious is the situation? What role do schools play in shaping civic behavior? Are current education reform initiatives—such as multiculturalism and school choice—counterproductive? How can schools contribute toward reversing the trend? This volume brings together leading thinkers from a variety of disciplines to probe the relation between a healthy democracy and education. Their original and provocative discussions cut across a range of important topics: the cultivation of democratic values, the formation of social capital in schools and communities, political conflict in a pluralist society, the place of religion in public life, the enduring problems of racial inequality. Gathering together the most current research and thinking on education and civil society, this is a book that deserves the attention of everyone who cares about the quality and future of American democracy./DIV
Author | : Library of Congress. Copyright Office |
Publisher | : Copyright Office, Library of Congress |
Total Pages | : 888 |
Release | : 1955 |
Genre | : Copyright |
ISBN | : |
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