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Education and Social Change: Themes in the History of American Schooling
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by John L. Rury
Sales Rank: 352928
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 288 pages
Published by: Lawrence ErlbaumEdition: 2nd Edition October 6, 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0805852948
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0805852943
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 14.4 ounces
Product Review
Comments on the first edition:
Rury explores both how changing social attitudes have influenced the schools and how the availability of educational opportunity has influenced the direction of social change. He also does an impressive job of describing the varied ways in which public schools have provided avenues of success to some social groups and not to others.
—American Journal of Psychology
Comments on the first edition
In this concise history of American education from colonial days to the present, Rury focuses on key moments that were especially influential in establishing the system of education that exists today. The author focuses on the complex relationships between education and social change. He explores ways in which schools change society--by providing means of social mobility and success for certain groups but not others--and ways in which society changes schools, through such social forces as industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and cultural conflict.
—Book News
Comments on the first edition:
A comprehensive and concise study of American education and society from the Colonial period to the end of the twentieth century..The strength of this book lies in the author's conscious and conspicuous placement of education within the greater social milieu of the particular era. The reader is afforded a broad view of society and learns how education affected and was affected by social structures.
—Teachers College Record
Book Description
In this brief, interpretive history of American schooling, John Rury focuses on the evolving relationship between education and social change. The book considers the impact of social forces, such as industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and cultural conflict on the development of schools and other educational institutions. It also looks at the various ways that schools have contributed to social change, particularly in providing avenues of social mobility and success for certain social groups and not for others. Detailed accounts of the experiences of women and minority groups in American history explain how their lives have been affected by education.
Key features include.
*Content Coverage--Provides a concise, interpretive history of American education that ranges from colonial beginnings to the present. Key social science concepts, such as social and cultural capital are used throughout to explain historical developments related to social change and education.
*Engaging Storyline--A clear, interpretive storyline is repeatedly punctuated by in-depth explorations of specific historical issues or events that increase the level of student engagement and response.
*Teaching Flexibility--Its content, modest length, and price make it appropriate for students in any of the following courses: Social and Historical Foundations of Education; Introduction to Education, History of Education, Sociology of Education, or Educational Policy Studies.
*Changes--Readability has been increased through careful editing at both the micro (sentence) and macro (organizational) levels. New material on Hispanic education has been added and references updated throughout the text.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Education and Social Change: Themes in the History of American Schooling (Paperback)
In Education and Social Change, author John L. Rury introduces readers to the history of American education, focusing on the essential question, "Do schools change society, or does society change the schools?" (1). From the first pages of the book, Rury declares that this is not an either/or question; the influences of schools and society are reciprocal, sometimes moving more noticeably in one direction, but always involving a certain amount of give and take. This back and forth relationship provides fertile ground for Rury's narrative, which opens in the colonial period and continues to the present. Throughout the book, Rury traces the ebb and flow of cultural, social, and human capital, ultimately playing up the "human capital revolution" engendered by the post-WWII economic and educational climate. Along the way, he investigates the impact of industrialization and urbanization, both of which had fundamental and far-reaching consequences for the structure and philosophy of education in the United States. One socio-cultural aspect of schooling I wish Rury had touched on more deliberately is the influence of consumerism on American education. Although he alludes to reforms that sought to make students wise spenders of time and money, Rury does not fully explore the impact of capitalist values on schooling, a surprising move considering his emphasis on human capital. While Rury's narrative is sprinkled with case studies that exemplify his larger themes, the book is essentially an overview of broad time periods and socio-historic movements. Especially when paired with Herbert M. Kliebard's Changing Course, a book that offers detailed, chapter-length case studies, Rury's book is a helpful introductory (or refresher) course for any student of education history. Education and Social Change is far more descriptive than prescriptive, an approach which makes its central issues and ideas all the more applicable to individual readers' experiences. As Rury notes, "At its best, history may offer a point of comparison, to better understand a people's own circumstances, and themselves" (4). For readers looking to situate the contemporary educational climate within a socio-historical context, this account is a good place to start.
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