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In this well-researched and absorbing account, Paul Theobald chronicles the history of the one-room country schools that were spread throughout the rural Midwest during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Focusing on the region's educational history in light of the religious, economic, and ...

In this well-researched and absorbing account, Paul Theobald chronicles the history of the one-room country schools that were spread throughout the rural Midwest during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Focusing on the region's educational history in light of the religious, economic, and political atmosphere, Theobald explores the tight connection between educational preferences and religious views, between the economics of the countryside and the educational experiences of children, and between the politics of local power and the educational prospects of the powerless. Basing his study on extensive archival research, including findings from eight midwestern states - Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota - Theobald neither condemns nor lauds the one-room school experience. Providing an objective evaluation, he examines rural school records, correspondence of early school officers, contemporary texts, and diaries and letters of rural students and teachers. As he weaves together a contextualized account of the circumstances surrounding and within the one-room country schools of the Midwest, Theobald stresses that religion was of primary importance in nineteenth-century American life. Yet he also looks carefully at the shifting economic environment at work in the countryside, particularly in regard to the development of widespread farm tenancy and the consolidation of agricultural and related industries. He challenges readers to analyze how a national move from an agrarian to an industrial view caused conflict and confusion, thereby introducing irrevocable change into rural American life.

The first study of public schooling in the urban South, this book presents case studies and comparisons of public school systems in six cities in the deep South. The authors examine the impact of the conditions that have shaped public education in the urban South, including racism, segregation ...

The first study of public schooling in the urban South, this book presents case studies and comparisons of public school systems in six cities in the deep South. The authors examine the impact of the conditions that have shaped public education in the urban South, including racism, segregation, poverty, evangelical Protestantism, and the slow pace of industrialization. Among the issues explored are progressive school reform in curriculum and administration, the struggle for greater independence of schools and school systems, city politics, and the politics of black education.

In Schools with Heart, Dan Brown explores voluntarism by using original data gathered from 185 interviews with public school principals, teachers, & volunteers, many of whom worked in schools known for their volunteer programs. Supplementing these data from other studies, this careful inquiry finds ...

In Schools with Heart, Dan Brown explores voluntarism by using original data gathered from 185 interviews with public school principals, teachers, & volunteers, many of whom worked in schools known for their volunteer programs. Supplementing these data from other studies, this careful inquiry finds that volunteers offer much to schools. School voluntarism is seen as a special bridge between primordial institutions such as families & modern institutions such as public schools. By using various perspectives & relying primarily on rational choice theory, the author shows that voluntarism in schools offers a vision of how education may be changed. He presents some recommendations for policies that would alter the balance between public & private support for education.

This timely and important book by a former Commissioner of Education for both New Jersey and Rhode Island, presents a radically different point of view on the role of government in public education. Burke argues that education, especially that of the poor, cannot be viewed in isolation of the many ...

This timely and important book by a former Commissioner of Education for both New Jersey and Rhode Island, presents a radically different point of view on the role of government in public education. Burke argues that education, especially that of the poor, cannot be viewed in isolation of the many factors that contribute to a productive life. He discusses many alternative policies and strategies that will alleviate the current crisis in public education. Burke proposes a national policy that will redefine the role of the Federal Government in public education and address the entire range of child and youth needs.