Bücher der Reihe Studies in the History of Education

Provides an in depth overview of the history and nature of educational research by focusing on the relationship between educational research and the national agenda in the United States in the twentieth century with implications for the twenty-first century.

Harold O Rugg was professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and a leader among the social frontier group that argued that schools should help to reconstruct society. This book discusses his life story and reveals the direction of schooling in American life. It provides historical perspective on the recurring struggles over education.

Intends to sample the projects and individuals involved with the New Social Studies (NSS) in an attempt to provide an understanding of what came before and to suggest guidance to those concerned with social studies reform in the future - especially in light of the standardization of curriculum and assessment underway in many states.

Social Reconstruction as a philosophy, stream of thought or ""official program"" is often synonymous with Depressioners Progressivism. This is a comprehensive treatment of Social Reconstruction, which examines its proponents, political nature, and social justice programs born of and within the tumultuous context of progressive politics.

This first book in this series offers a comprehensive treatment of Social Reconstruction, which include chapters that examine its proponents, political nature, and social justice programs born of and within the tumultuous context of progressive politics.