Public Education - America's Civil Religion A Social History |
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| Author:
| Bankston III, Carl L.
Caldas, Stephen J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8077-4948-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | Teachers College Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $103.40 |
Book Description:
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Traces America's faith in the capacity of public education to solve various economic, and political problems civil from before the civil war up to the No Child Left Behind legislation. This book discusses how this faith in education makes it difficult for Americans to think realistically about the capacities and limitations of public schooling.
Traces America's faith in the capacity of public education to solve various economic, and political problems civil from before the civil war up to the No Child Left Behind legislation. This book discusses how this faith in education makes it difficult for Americans to think realistically about the capacities and limitations of public schooling.