Outside in : minorities and the transformation of American education / Paula S. Fass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fass, Paula S., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--United States--History--20th century.

Education.

Minorities--Education--United States--History--20th century.

Minorities.

Americanization--History--20th century.

Americanization.

High schools--United States--History--20th century.

High schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this pathbreaking text, Paula S. Fass presents a wide-ranging examination of the role of 'outsiders' in the creation of modern education. Through a series of in-depth and fascinating case studies, she demonstrates how issues of pluralism have shaped the educational landscape and how various minority groups have been affected by their educational experiences.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; PART I. FROM OTHER SHORES: EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS AND AMERICAN EDUCATION; 1. The Progressive, the Immigrant, and the School; 2. Education, Democracy, and the Science of Individual Differences; 3. ""Americanizing"" the High Schools: New York in the 1930's and '40's; PART II. OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER SCHOOLS: RACE, SEX, RELIGION, AND AMERICAN EDUCATION; 4. New Day Coming: The Federal Government and Black Education in the 1930's and '40's; 5. The Female Paradox: Higher Education for Women, 1945-63; 6. Imitation and Autonomy: Catholic Education in the Twentieth Century; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Appendix 2; Notes; Index;

Notes:

Previously issued in print: New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 9, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-771516-8

1-280-76212-8

9786610762125

0-19-536120-2

OCLC:

457282083