TY  - BOOK
AU  - Laats,Adam
TI  - The other school reformers: conservative activism in American education 
SN  - 0674735900
AV  - LC89 L33 2015eb
U1  - 379 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Education
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Conservatism
KW  - Educational change
KW  - Éducation
KW  - Aspect politique
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Conservatisme
KW  - Enseignement
KW  - Réforme
KW  - EDUCATION
KW  - Administration
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Educational Policy & Reform
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - 20th Century
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Online-Ressource
KW  - gnd-carrier
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Progressives in a strange land –- 1. What does Jesus have to do with phonics? Understanding educational conservatism –- 2. Monkeys, morality, and modern America: conservative educational activism is the Scopes era –- 3. Pulling the Rugg out: textbooks and the American way -– 4. Rich, Republican, and reactionary: Pasadena’s revolt against progressivism –- 5. Save the children: Kanawha County in the age of malaise -– Conclusion: Conservatism and American education -– Notes -– Acknowledgements -– Index
N2  - The idea that American education has been steered by progressivism is accepted as fact by liberals and conservatives alike. Adam Laats shows that this belief is wrong. Calling to center stage conservatives who shaped America's classrooms, he shows that in the long march of American public education, progressive reform has been a beleaguered dream
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