Ten days that shook the world of education : a close look at the people who facilitated educational change / Donald Parkerson and Jo Ann Parkerson.

Author: Parkerson, Donald Hugh, author.

ImprintLanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]

Descriptionxxvii, 159 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Note:Introduction -- Jean Jacque Rousseau : the philosophy of modern education, Spring 1762 -- Joseph Lancaster : teaching the poor, January 1, 1978 -- Emma Willard : women's education, September 7, 1821 -- Horace Mann : father of the common school, June 29, 1837 -- William McGuffey : the graded reader, April 1, 1836 -- John Dewey : father of progressive education, January 13, 1896 -- W.E.B. DuBois : equality of African American education, January 1, 1903 -- Horace Mann Bond : a challenge to standardized testing, March 1, 1924 -- Thurgood Marshall : the end of legal segregation, May 17, 1954 -- The kids are all right : political activism, February 14, 2018 -- Conclusion.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157).

Note:"This book integrates chronological, thematic and biographical elements of educational history to provide a more personal perspective on the development of educational policy."-- Provided by publisher.

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