Anglický jazyk

This Happened in America

Vydavateľstvo: Information Age Publishing
Rok vydania: 2007
Formát: Hardback
Rozmer: 240 x 161 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781593117665

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101.88 €

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O knihe

This long awaited biography of Harold Rugg is a dramatic and
compelling story with profound implications for today's educators.
Harold Rugg, one of the leading progressive educators of the 20th
century, developed an innovative social studies program and textbook
series that was censured by conservative critics during the 1940s. Read
the full story behind Rugg, the man and the educator, and the critics who
attacked him.
Harold O. Rugg was professor at Teachers College, Columbia
University, and a key leader among the social frontier group that emerged
in the 1930s to argue that schools should play a stronger role in helping to
reconstruct society. He was author of a best selling social studies
textbook series that came under attack from patriotic and business groups
in the early years of World War II. The story of his rise and fall
encapsulates a pivotal episode in the history of American education and
reveals a great deal about the direction of schooling in American life, the
many roads not taken, and possibilities for the future. This in-depth examination of Rugg's life and career provides historical perspective on
the recurring struggles over education. It will be of interest to every citizen concerned about the future of our democracy. Includes more
than 60 photos and graphics.