Parents and Schools

Author: William W. Cutler III
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0226132161

Parents and Schools: The 150-Year Struggle for Control in American Education

Who holds ultimate authority for the education of America's children-teachers or parents? Although the relationship between home and school has changed dramatically over the decades, William Cutler's fascinating history argues that it has always been a political one, and his book uncovers for the first time how and why the balance of power has shifted over time. Download Parents and Schools: The 150-Year Struggle for Control in American Education from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Starting with parental dominance in the mid-nineteenth century, Cutler chronicles how schools' growing bureaucratization and professionalization allowed educators to gain increasing control over the schooling and lives of the children they taught. Central to his story is the role of parent-teacher associations, which helped transform an adversarial relationship into a collaborative one. Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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