American Education Reform History, Policy, Practice
Discover what shapes how we talk about schools today by exploring the history of U.S. education reform. Engage with the main actors, key decisions, and major turning points in this history. See how social forces drive reform. Learn about how the critical tensions embedded in U.S. education policy and practice apply to schools nationally, globally— and where you live.
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Syllabus
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
The Colonial Period and Early Republic
Week 2
The National Period
Week 3
Postbellum Period
Week 4
The Progressive Era
Week 5
John Dewey and the Pedagogical Progressives
Week 6
The Depression Era
Week 7
Post-World War II
Week 8
Post-1983
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Reviews
Indispenable course to learn from. I highly reccomend this course for the open minded and curious minds that want to learn about the american educational system, it's foundaitons, flaws, and benefits.
Interesting review of American Education Reform. Thanks for providing information on a topic on which I felt uninformed prior to reading and hearing this course.
It is eye-opening and helps one understand why American education is the way that it is. I would have liked this course to involve more effort. It was easy to complete.
Very informative and succinctly gave an overview of education and educational improvements in America.
