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ERIC Number: EJ166723
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Schooling in Capitalist America
Cohen, David K.; And Others
History of Education Quarterly, 17, 2, 111-68, Sum 77
The symposium transcript presents and discusses commentaries on "Schooling in Capitalist America," by Sam Bowles and Herbert Gintis. The transcript serves three functions: (1) it offers a comprehensive account of the role of schools in America; (2) critiques efforts to reform schools; and (3) suggests alternative visions of how school reform should work. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Educational Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, School Organization, School Role, Sociocultural Patterns, Socioeconomic Background
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