American Education: A History

by Wayne J. Urban, Milton Gaither

Overview

A core text for the History of Education,this chronologically organized text presents the story of American Education from precolonial time to the present. Comprehensive,well balanced,and beautifully written,it presents each major period in the development of American education against the broader backdrop of national and world event.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032991092
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/22/2025
Edition description:	7th ed.
Pages:	394
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Wayne J. Urban is Professor of Education and Associate Director of the Education Policy Center at the University of Alabama, USA.

Jennings L. Wagoner, Jr. was Professor of the History of Education and received the University’s Distinguished Professor Award by the UVA Alumni Association at the University of Virginia, USA.

Milton Gaither is Professor of Education at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, PA, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Education in Precolonial America: Native American Cultural Traditions
Chapter 2: Colonialization and Cultural Transplantation: 1607-1776
Chapter 3: Education and the Building of a New Nation: 1776-1830
Chapter 4: The Common Man and the Common School: 1820-1860
Chapter 5: Class, Caste, and Education in the South: 1800-1900
Chapter 6: Beginning a Modern School System: 1865-1890
Chapter 7: Organizing the Modern School System: Educational Reform in the Progressive Era, 1890-1915
Chapter 8: Completing the Modern School System: American Education, 1915-1929
Chapter 9: The Effects of Depression and War on American Education: 1930-1946
Chapter 10: Education During and After the Crucial Decade: 1945-1960
Chapter 11: The Pursuit of Equality: 1960-1980
Chapter 12: From Equality to Excellence: American Education 1980-2000
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Now in its fourth edition, American Education: A History is the best general history of American education in print today. With twelve chapters containing material ranging from Native American education in precolonial America to the advent of No Child Left Behind at the turn of the twenty-first-century, Urban and Wagoner’s textbook presents a comprehensive survey of American educational history that is unparalleled."—Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, Education Review, September 2009

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