Social Goals and Educational Reform: American Schools in the Twentieth Century

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This collection provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the development of educational policy and practice in the United States during the past century. It presents education as a complex social structure and process that has changed through the years and that defies simplistic solutions. By reviewing competing theories of education, the editors promote an analytical framework that welcomes educational conflict as creative and beneficial.

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CHARLES V. WILLIE is Professor of Education and Urban Studies at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. INABETH MILLER is head of Educational Technology and Outreach Activities at the Boston Museum of Science.