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ERIC Number: EJ228958
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Reformulating the Purposes of Public Education in an Era of Retrenchment.
Tyack, David B.
Educational Studies, v11 n1 p49-64 Spr 1980
Traces the goals and organization of public education during three periods in United States history--mid nineteenth century, 1890s to the depression of 1929, and the 1930s to the present. Concludes that it is of major importance today to reformulate the purposes of the common school to fit current social needs. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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