2. Founding the American School System

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. 1. From Citizens to Consumers 10
5. 2. Founding the American School System 42
6. 3. The Progressive Effort to Reshape the System 80
7. 4. Organizational Resistance to Reform 106
8. 5. Classroom Resistance to Reform 134
9. 6. Failing to Solve Social Problems 163
10. 7. The Limits of School Learning 195
11. 8. Living with the School Syndrome 222
12. NOTES 259
13. REFERENCES 269
14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 279
15. INDEX 283