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Mr. Lancaster's system : the failed reform that created America's public schools / Adam Laats.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laats, Adam, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States.
- Educational change--United States--History--19th century.
- Educational change.
- Public schools--United States--History--19th century.
- Public schools.
- Education, Urban--United States--History--19th century.
- Education, Urban.
- Lancaster, Joseph, 1778-1838.
- Lancaster, Joseph.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "This work explains how a failed school-reform system, championed by a delusional narcissist, ended up creating modern urban public education in the US in the early 1800s"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Borough Road
- Children of the city
- Mr. Lancaster's system
- A numbers game
- A growing disorder
- The truant plan
- Public school society
- The next big thing
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781421449364
- 1421449366
- OCLC:
- 1411308579
- Publisher Number:
- 90100121098
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