History, Education, and the Schools

Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title. Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This book grapples with two basic questions. What is history? And How can history help illuminate contemporary concerns about the na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reese, William J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2007, 2007
Subjects:
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title. Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This book grapples with two basic questions. What is history? And How can history help illuminate contemporary concerns about the nature and character of America's schools? From antiquity to the postmodern present, history has served multiple purposes, including a basic human need to learn from what came before. Americans have long invested considerable time, energy, and emotion in their schools, both private and public, and a knowledge of history helps explain why