Learning Together: A History of Coeducation in American Public Schools

by Elizabeth Hansot, David Tyack, Elisabeth Hansot, et al.

Book Overview

Now available in paperback, this award-winning book provides a comprehensive history of gender policies and practices in American public schools. David Tyack and Elisabeth Hansot explore the many factors that have shaped coeducation since its origins. At the very time that Americans were creating separate spheres for adult men and women, they institutionalized an education system that brought boys and girls together. How did beliefs about the similarities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871548887
• ISBN13: 9780871548887
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 381 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

American Schools

This is an excellent book that should be read by all in education. The history of coeducation and the driving forces in education are clearly presented and discussed. Very informative.