The Individual, Society, and Education: A History of American Educational Ideas

ISBN: 0252013093

Author: Karier, Clarence J.

Condition: New

This is an updated version of Karier's highly regarded Man, Society,and Education, which focuses on the concepts of human nature and communitythroughout American educational history. For the new edition, Karier hasadded chapters on the major movements in American education from WorldWar II to the present and on the major Supreme Court cases involving educationalpolicy during the same period."This classic volume remains a remarkable study in the history ofideas into which the implications for American schooling have been deftlywoven. It is balanced, thorough, and intelligently challenging."--- Ann M. Keppel, College of Education, University of Hawaii atManoa"This new edition should have great use as a primary text at thegraduate and advanced undergraduate levels."--- Peter A. Sola, School of Education, Howard University