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Douglas J. Slawson - Department of Education Battle, 1918-1932: Public Schools, Catholic Schools, and the Social Order (Cushwa Studies in American Catholicism) - 9780268041106 - V9780268041106
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Department of Education Battle, 1918-1932: Public Schools, Catholic Schools, and the Social Order (Cushwa Studies in American Catholicism)

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Description for Department of Education Battle, 1918-1932: Public Schools, Catholic Schools, and the Social Order (Cushwa Studies in American Catholicism) Hardcover. Between WWI and the Great Depression, administrators at Teachers College of Columbia University and the National Education Association (NEA) established a federal department of education and a national system of schooling. This book recounts their efforts and the resistance mounted by Catholics. Series: Cushwa Studies in American Catholicism. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBT; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.

Between World War I and the Great Depression, progressive educational administrators at Teachers College of Columbia University joined hands with the National Education Association (NEA) to establish a federal department of education and a national system of schooling. This carefully researched book recounts their efforts and the resistance mounted by Catholics who feared that this reform movement would spell the end of parochial education.

The efforts of the educational trust were supported by a number of organizations that fostered civic progressivism, including two organizations not usually associated with reform: the Southern Jurisdiction of Scottish Rite Masonry and the Ku Klux ... Read more

This detailed study will appeal to historians, educators, and anyone interested in the history of federal participation in education, American society in the 1920s, or Catholic civic engagement.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268041106
SKU
V9780268041106
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About Douglas J. Slawson
Douglas J. Slawson is vice president for student services at National University in San Diego, California.

Reviews for Department of Education Battle, 1918-1932: Public Schools, Catholic Schools, and the Social Order (Cushwa Studies in American Catholicism)
“Slawson's book is most concerned with the Smith-Towner Act of 1918 and successor bills that, depending on one's perspective, promised or threatened federal funding, centralization, and control of education throughout the country.” —American Historical Review “This is a solid legislative history of the fight over federal aid to education from 1918 to 1932. The research is thorough and the topic ... Read more

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