Social Goals and Educational Reform: American Schools in the Twentieth Century [Hardcover]

This collection provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the development of educational policy and practice in the United States during the past century. It presents education as a complex social structure and process that has changed through the years and that defies simplistic solutions. By reviewing competing theories of education, the editors promote an analytical framework that welcomes educational conflict as creative and beneficial.

CHARLES V. WILLIE is Professor of Education and Urban Studies at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education.

INABETH MILLER is head of Educational Technology and Outreach Activities at the Boston Museum of Science.

Introduction
An Analytic Perspective for Educational Reform by Charles V. Willie and Inabeth Miller
Evolution of Educational Reform
The Federal Government and Educational Reform: Observations on Equal-Access Decrees, Laws, and Rules by John B. Williams and Charles V. Willie
An Assessment of Twentieth Century Commission Reports on Educational Reform by Rick Ginsberg and Robert Wimpelberg
Theories of Community Development and Personal Advancement
Social and Community Advancement: A Function of Education by Michael K. Grady and Faith A. Sandler
Individual Enhancement: A Personal Purpose of Education by Ann Q. Lynch and Arthur W. Chickering
Socialization and Conformity in Education by Gail E. Thomas
Conclusion
Who Shall Be Educated? by Charles V. Willie and Inabeth Miller
Index