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The American republic will survive only if its citizens are educated--this was an article of faith of its founders. But seeking common civic ground in public schools has never been easy in a society where schoolchildren followed different religions, adhered to different cultural traditions, spoke many languages, and were identified as members of different "races." In this wise and enlightening book, filled with vivid characters and memorable incidents that make history but don't always make history books, David Tyack describes how each American generation grappled with the knotty task of creating political unity and social diversity. Seeking Common Ground illuminates puzzles about democracy in education and chronic conflicts that continue to make news. Americans mistrusted government, yet they entrusted the civic education of their children to public schools. American history textbooks were notoriously dull, but they were also highly controversial. Although the people liked local control of schools, educational experts called it "democracy gone to seed" and campaigned to "take the schools out of politics." Reformers argued about whether it was more democratic to teach all students the same subjects or to tailor curriculum to individuals. And what was the best way to "Americanize" immigrants, asked educators: by forced-fed assimilation or by honoring their ethnic heritages? With a broad perspective and an eye for telling detail, Tyack lets us see that debates about the civic purposes of schools are an essential part of a democratic culture, and integral to its future.
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9780674011984 | Harvard Univ Pr, January 1, 2004, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: The American republic will survive only if its citizens are educated--this was an article of faith of its founders.
Paperback:
9780674024205 | Harvard Univ Pr, April 30, 2007, cover price $23.00
Product Description: El sueño de un futuro mejor ha sido motivo central en todo intento de reinventar la educación en el presente. Con este mismo anhelo, David Tyack y Larry Cuban examinan el proceso dinámico de reforma educativa que se ha llevado a cabo en la sociedad estadunidense durante los últimos cien años y buscan con ello establecer las bases de un cambio sustancial en el modelo educativo contemporáneo...read more
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9789681663124, titled "En busca de la utopia: Un Siglo De Reformas De Las Escuelas Publicas" | Fondo De Cultura Economica USA, December 31, 2001, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: El sueño de un futuro mejor ha sido motivo central en todo intento de reinventar la educación en el presente.
Hardcover:
9780300047561 | Yale Univ Pr, November 1, 1990, cover price $42.00
Paperback:
9780871548887 | Reprint edition (Russell Sage Foundation, December 1, 1992), cover price $16.95
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9780299108809 | Univ of Wisconsin Pr, May 1, 1987, cover price $30.00 | also contains Halbleiter-schaltungstechnik
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9780299108847 | Reprint edition (Univ of Wisconsin Pr, March 1, 1991), cover price $21.95
Discusses the impact of the Depression on the American public school system
Hardcover:
9780674738003 | Harvard Univ Pr, June 1, 1984, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Discusses the impact of the Depression on the American public school system
Paperback:
9780674738010 | Reprint edition (Harvard Univ Pr, April 1, 1987), cover price $32.00
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