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ERIC Number: EJ560209
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
The Common School: Neglected Content in the High School Classroom?
Goetz, William W.
Social Studies, v89 n1 p5-12 Jan-Feb 1998
Provides a overview of the development and implementation of free public education. Considers the political climate of 18th-century America and the subsequent controversies concerning tax-supported public education. Discusses such issues as moral education, religious education, civic education, and secular and religious opposition and provides related discussion questions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Democratic Values, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Free Education, Government School Relationship, High Schools, Outcomes of Education, Politics of Education, Public Education, Socialization, Working Class
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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