American School Reform: Progressive, Equity, and Excellence Movements, 1883-1993

by Maurice R. Berube

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

A Nice Overview of Education Reform

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.