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Author Clark, J. Spencer.

Title Local civics with national purpose : civic education origins at Shortridge High School / J. Spencer Clark
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021

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Description 1 online resource
Series Historical studies in education
Historical studies in education.
Contents 1. Contextual, Argumentative, and Theoretical Introductions -- 2. The Context of Civic Education in the United States around 1900 -- 3. Laura Donnan -- 4. Civic Education at Shortridge High School -- 5. The Extracurriculum at Shortridge -- 6. Arthur Dunn at Shortridge 1900-1910 -- 7. Arthur Dunn on the National Stage: Local Civics for National Purposes -- 8. Donnan, Dunn, and their Civic Education Implications -- 9. Conclusion
Summary This book examines the development of civic education in the United States through the lives of two teachers at Shortridge High School (SHS) in Indianapolis around 1900. After situating civic education at the turn-of-the-century, the book describes the career of Laura Donnanher influences, teaching, extracurriculars, and civic lifethrough the lens of her unique epistemology, shaped by negotiating the gendered ideologies of her era. Then, the book re-examines Arthur W. Dunns career, focusing on his ten years at SHS, and the influence of Donnan on his popular community civics curriculum and subsequently the 1916 report The Social Studies in Secondary Education. Previous scholars have overlooked Dunns time at SHS, viewing it simply as a stepping stone for the progressive educators career. This book argues that Dunns time at SHS was pivotal to his career due to influential colleagues, primarily Donnan. To conclude, Clark discusses the implications of Donnans epistemology in shaping civic education in the United States
Notes Includes index
Subject Donnan, Laura.
Dunn, Arthur William, 1868-1927.
Shortridge High School.
SUBJECT Shortridge High School fast
Subject Civics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States -- History
Civics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783030655815
3030655814