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American Model of State and School: An Historical Inquiry
Charles L. Glenn
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Hardcover. Examines the deep roots of the American model of schooling to highlight the problems that stem from the clash of government and education. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
State and Schools argues that the American educational model represents a third way of organizing the provision of schooling, and that this accounts for some of its strengths as well as some of its weaknesses. Charles L. Glenn looks closely at the tradition of democratic localism in the management of schooling, and the powerful and anti-democratic effect of the emerging education 'profession,' which has in some respects the characteristics of a religious movement more than of a true profession. A sweeping chronological survey, State and Schools includes chapters on the colonial background, schooling in the New Republic, the creation of ... Read more
State and Schools argues that the American educational model represents a third way of organizing the provision of schooling, and that this accounts for some of its strengths as well as some of its weaknesses. Charles L. Glenn looks closely at the tradition of democratic localism in the management of schooling, and the powerful and anti-democratic effect of the emerging education 'profession,' which has in some respects the characteristics of a religious movement more than of a true profession. A sweeping chronological survey, State and Schools includes chapters on the colonial background, schooling in the New Republic, the creation of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441188427
SKU
V9781441188427
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About Charles L. Glenn
Charles L. Glenn is Professor of Educational Leadership and Development at Boston University. He is the author of nine books including The Myth of the Common School (published also in Italian and Spanish), Educational Freedom in Eastern Europe, and co-author of a multi-volume study of educational policies in forty countries. From 1970 to 1991 Professor Glenn served as director ... Read more
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R.R. Sherman, emeritus, University of Florida
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R.R. Sherman, emeritus, University of Florida
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