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The Irony of Early School Reform:
Educational Innovation in Mid-Nineteenth Century Massachusetts
Michael Katz
Reflective History
Pub Date: March 2001, 368 pages
Paperback: $20.95, ISBN: 0807740667
Cloth: $44, ISBN: 0807740675
 
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"This pathbreaking book, now illuminated by a new introduction, shows how much history matters in educational policy. Michael Katz combines vivid case studies with a passion for social justice."
–David Tyack, Vida Jacks Professor of Education and Professor of History, Emeritus, Stanford UniversityFirst published in 1968, The Irony of Early School Reform quickly became essential reading for anyone interested in American education. One of the first books to survey the relationship between public educational systems and the rise of urbanization and industrialization, Irony was instrumental in mapping out the origins of school reform and locating the source of educational inequalities and bureaucracies in patterns established in the nineteenth century. This new and enhanced version of the classic text is now available for the legions of people who have asked for it. It includes an update by the author along with the same cohesive text and criticism contained in the original. Readers will appreciate that this edition: - brings back into print a book that holds an important place in the field of educational history and in the modern literature of educational reform.
- assesses the impact of the original publication in light of writing about American history and education since its original publication and explains its continuing significance.
- shatters warm and comforting myths about the origins of public education.
- shows how some of the most problematic features of public education have their origins in nineteenth century styles of educational reform.
A standard in the field, this work will continue to inspire scholars and reformers with its indispensable information and comprehensive analysis. " |
