Title Power and the promise of school reform : grassroots movements during the progressive era / William J. Reese ; reissued with a new introduction by Jeffrey E. Mirel

Published New York : Teachers College Press, [2002] ©2002

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W'PONDS	370.193460973 Ree/Pat 2002		AVAILABLE

Description xxvii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Series Reflective history series Reflective history series. Contents Introduction / Jeffrey E. Mirel -- 1. The Origins of Mass Education and the Dawn of Progressivism -- 2. Municipal Housekeepers -- 3. Voices of Discontent -- 4. A "Better Class" of Men -- 5. An Age of Centralization and Grassroots Reform -- 6. Vacation Schools, Playgrounds, and Educational Extension -- 7. The Spirit of the Little Red Schoolhouse -- 8. The School Health Movement -- 9. World War I and the Contradictions of School Reform Notes Originally published: Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986. With new introd Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and index Subject Education, Urban -- Social aspects -- United States -- History. Progressive education -- United States -- Philosophy -- History. Social reformers -- United States -- History. LC no. 2001060370 ISBN 0807742279 paperback 0807742287 cloth

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