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A trenchant interpretation of the rise of vocational education. It explains how Americans turned to public schools for answers to the problems of an increasingly urban, industrial society, and offers a perspective on the meaning of public education and the transition from school to work.

A history of moral education in American schools. The author traces American traditions of moral education from the colonial era to the present, illuminating both debates about the subject and actual practices in public and private schools, colleges, and universities.

Takes readers through two centuries of teacher preparation to uncover its development from colonial times to the standards-based models. This book examines a broad array of institutional arrangements, such as more familiar ""normal schools"" and less well-known arrangements, including teacher institutes and high school programs.