School and Society

Steven E. Tozer is Professor of Philosophy of Education at The University of Illinois, Chicago. At The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, he was Head of The Department of Curriculum and Instruction from 1990 to 1994. He has been Chair of The Committee on Academic Standards and Accreditation in The American Education Studies Association and a member of The Board of Examiners for The National Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education. He has written regularly for numerous journals. Professor Tozer completed his Ph.D. at The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has taught at the early childhood, elementary and secondary levels. Guy Senese is Associate Professor at Northern Arizona University where he teaches Social Foundations of Education and Philosophy of Education. He received his Ph.D. in Education at The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He taught school in Champaign Illinois, and at the Rough Rock Demonstration School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. Paul C. Violas (deceased) was formerly Professor of History of Education in The College of Education at The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has received the College of Education Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, The College Career Teaching Award, and The University's Luckman Award for Undergraduate Teaching. Professor Violas received his Ed.D. degree at The University of Rochester. He taught secondary school social studies for six years. He has been a regular contributor to journals.

PART I: EDUCATIONAL AIMS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVEChapter 1: Introduction: Understanding School and SocietyChapter 2: Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian EraChapter 3: School as a Public Institution: The Common-School EraChapter 4: Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive EraChapter 5: Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and WomenChapter 6: Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African AmericansChapter 7: Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American IndiansChapter 8: National School Reform: The Early Cold War EraPART II: EDUCATIONAL AIMS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETYChapter 9: Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary PerspectivesChapter 10: Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization MovementChapter 11: Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling Today: Vocational and Liberal IdealsChapter 12: Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the ChallengeChapter 13: Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the ChallengeChapter 14: Contemporary School Reform: The Post-Cold War EraChapter 15: The Cultural Contexts of Children and YouthNotesGlossaryPhoto CreditsIndex