Education and Social Change: Contours in the History of American Schooling

by John L. Rury and Sylvia L. Martinez

Book Overview

This concise, interpretive history of American schooling focuses on the evolving relationship between education and social change.

Like its predecessors, this fully updated new edition investigates the impact of social forces such as industrialization, urbanization, immigration, globalization, and cultural conflict on the development of schools and other educational institutions. It also examines the various ways that schools have contributed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032751150
• ISBN13: 9781032751153
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages