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ERIC Number: EJ260204
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Feb
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Public Schooling and Working-Class Formation: The Case of the United States.
Katznelson, Ira; And Others
American Journal of Education, v90 n2 p111-43 Feb 1982
Examines the role of the working class in the expansion of the American public school system from 1870 to 1900. In contrast to progressive and recent revisionist theory, the nature and limits of social conflict is identified as the key to explaining the growth of public education in the United States. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Conflict, Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Professional Development, Public Education, Social Class, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Social Class Formation; Working Class