Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education

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Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr.
SAGE Publications, Oct 29, 2008 - Education - 1392 pages

More than any other field in education, the social and cultural foundations of education reflect many of the conflicts, tensions, and forces in American society. This is hardly surprising, since the area focuses on issues such as race, gender, socioeconomic class, the impact of technology on learning, what it means to be educated, and the role of teaching and learning in a societal context.

The Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education provides a comprehensive introduction to the social and cultural foundations of education. With more than 400 entries, the three volumes of this indispensable resource offer a thorough and interdisciplinary view of the field for all those interested in issues involving schools and society.

Key Features

· Provides an interdisciplinary perspective from areas such as comparative education, educational anthropology, educational sociology, the history of education, and the philosophy of education

· Presents essays on major movements in the field, including the Free School and Visual Instruction movements

· Includes more than 130 biographical entries on important men and women in education

· Offers interpretations of legal material including Brown v. Board of Education(1954) and the GI Bill of Rights

· Explores theoretical debates fundamental to the field such as religion in the public school curriculum, rights of students and teachers, surveillance in schools, tracking and detracking, and many more

· Contains a visual history of American education with nearly 350 images and an accompanying narrative

Key Themes

· Arts, Media, and Technology

· Curriculum

· Economic Issues

· Equality and Social Stratification

· Evaluation, Testing, and Research Methods

· History of Education

· Law and Public Policy

· Literacy

· Multiculturalism and Special Populations

· Organizations, Schools, and Institutions

· Religion and Social Values

· School Governance

· Sexuality and Gender

· Teachers

· Theories, Models, and Philosophical Perspectives

· A Visual History of American Education

 

Contents

A
1
B
67
C
103
D
229
E
269
F
333
G
359
H
387
Biographies of IMPORTANT FIGURES in EDUCATION
867
Toward a RENEWED DEFINITION of the SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS of EDUCATION
965
Contents
1004
1 Colonial Beginnings
1007
2 Early Textbooks
1011
3 Teachers in the Early and Middle Nineteenth Century
1014
4 The Common School Movement
1023
5 The McGuffey Readers and Textbook Depictions of Teachers
1034

Volume 2
427
Contents
427
List of Entries
427
Readers Guide
427
I
429
J
451
K
457
L
461
M
485
N
533
O
551
P
559
Q
629
R
639
S
669
T
777
U
831
V
841
W
855
Volume 3
867
Contents
867
List of Entries
867
Readers Guide
867
6 Catholic Schools and the Separation of Church and State
1038
7 The Education of African Americans
1042
8 The Education of Native Americans
1052
9 Frontier Teachers and Schools
1063
10 Kindergartens
1066
11 International Expositions
1072
12 Frances Benjamin Johnston and the Washington DC Schools
1078
Exposition Universelle de 1900
1084
14 Immigration and Education
1091
15 Progressive Reform and Schooling
1101
16 Lewis W Hine and the Child Labor Movement
1111
17 Reading and Libraries
1118
18 Educational Cartoons and Advertisements
1130
19 Pledge of Allegiance
1136
20 Printed Records and Photographs of School Activities and Personnel
1139
21 Students With Special Needs
1145
22 Transportation
1149
23 Compulsory Education and Truancy
1151
24 The Farm Security Administrations Photographs of Schools
1154
25 Civil Rights
1175
Index
1181
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About the author (2008)

Gene Provenzo is one of the nation’s leading scholars in the foundations of education. He holds the rank of full professor at the University of Miami. He has won numerous awards throughout his career in both teaching and research and sits on many editorial boards. He has authored over ten books and has contributed chapters to many more. He has authored scores of articles in a wide range of areas in education. His recent projects include Teaching, Learning, and Schooling (Allyn & Bacon, 2002), a critically-oriented introduction to the foundations of education textbook, and the forthcoming Readings in Educational Thought (SAGE, 2005).

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