America's public schools; from the common school to "No Child Left Behind."080188196X America's public schools; from the common school to "No Child Left Behind." Reese REESE Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (National Science Foundation) , William J. Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. U. Press 2005 355 pages $21.95 Paperback The American moment LA212 In this history of the public school in America, Reese (educational policy studies, history, and European studies European studies is a field of study offered by many academic colleges and universities that focuses on the current development of European integration. It basically consists of a combination of several subjects, including European history, European law, economics and sociology. , U. of Wisconsin-Madison) explores the evolution of the idea that schools serve to better society and, in addition, examines how schools themselves have changed. Taking a chronological chron·o·log·i·cal also chron·o·log·ic adj. 1. Arranged in order of time of occurrence. 2. Relating to or in accordance with chronology. approach, Reese goes back to pre-Civil War schools through the 19th century, and then focuses on 20th-century traditions. He specifically describes school reform, the birth of public schools, elementary and high schools in the 20th century, curriculum, the professionalization pro·fes·sion·al·ize tr.v. pro·fes·sion·al·ized, pro·fes·sion·al·iz·ing, pro·fes·sion·al·iz·es To make professional. pro·fes of teaching, and the move towards greater authority. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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