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The Founding Fathers, Education, and "the Great Contest". The American Philosophical Society Prize of 1797.
Benjamin . Ed(S): Justice
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Description for The Founding Fathers, Education, and "the Great Contest". The American Philosophical Society Prize of 1797.
Paperback. Editor(s): Justice, Benjamin. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JNA; JNB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Leading historians provide new insights into the founding generation's views on the place of public education in America. This volume explores enduring themes, such as gender, race, religion, and central vs. local control, in seven essays of the 1790s on how to implement public education in the new USA. The original essays are included as well.
Leading historians provide new insights into the founding generation's views on the place of public education in America. This volume explores enduring themes, such as gender, race, religion, and central vs. local control, in seven essays of the 1790s on how to implement public education in the new USA. The original essays are included as well.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Historical Studies in Education
Number of Pages
279
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349444533
SKU
V9781349444533
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About Benjamin . Ed(S): Justice
Carl Kaestle, Brown University, USA Lisa Green, University of California - Riverside, USA Eric Strome, Columbia University, USA Campbell Scribner, University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA Nancy Beadie, University of Washington, USA Hilary Moss, Amherst College, USA Kim Tolley, Notre Dame de Namur University, USA Margaret Nash, University of California - Riverside, USA Adam Nelson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Reviews for The Founding Fathers, Education, and "the Great Contest". The American Philosophical Society Prize of 1797.
"Historians are detectives, and the sleuths in this remarkable book show us how to examine important documents from the late eighteenth century. Anyone interested in the effects of the American Revolution will love this book." - Robert L. Hampel, Professor, School of Education, University of Delaware, USA "This marvelous collaborative study, edited by Benjamin Justice, explores the ... Read more