The Importance of Being Urban

Designing the Progressive School District, 1890-1940

David A. Gamson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2019
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-63454-8 (ISBN)

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From the 1890s through World War II, the greatest hopes of American progressive reformers lay not in the government, the markets, or other seats of power but in urban school districts and classrooms. The Importance of Being Urban focuses on four western school systems—in Denver, Oakland, Portland, and Seattle—and their efforts to reconfigure public education in the face of rapid industrialization and the perceived perils [GDA1] of the modern city. In an era of accelerated immigration, shifting economic foundations, and widespread municipal shake-ups, reformers argued that the urban school district could provide the broad blend of social, cultural, and educational services needed to prepare students for twentieth-century life. These school districts were a crucial force not only in orchestrating educational change, but in delivering on the promise of democracy. David A. Gamson’s book provides eye-opening views of the histories of American education, urban politics, and the Progressive Era.

David A. Gamson is associate professor of education in the Department of Education Policy Studies and the Educational Theory and Policy Program at the Pennsylvania State University.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.08.2019
Reihe/Serie	Historical Studies of Urban America
Sprache	englisch
Maße	16 x 24 mm
Gewicht	595 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	0-226-63454-X / 022663454X
ISBN-13	978-0-226-63454-8 / 9780226634548
Zustand	Neuware