Outside in : minorities and the transformation of American education

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Label

Outside in : minorities and the transformation of American education

Title remainder

minorities and the transformation of American education

Statement of responsibility

Paula S. Fass

Creator

• Fass, Paula S
• Fass, Paula S

Subject

• High schools -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Americanization -- History -- 20th century
• Minorities -- Education -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Education -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Language

eng

Summary

Ever since the massive immigration from Europe of the late 19th century, American society has accommodated people of many cultures, religions, languages, and expectations. The task of integration has increasingly fallen to the schools, where children are taught a common language and a set of democratic values and sent on their ways to become productive members of society. How American schools have set about educating these diverse students, and how these students' needs have altered the face of education, are issues central to the social history of the United States in the 20th century. In her

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Dewey number

370/.973

Index

index present

LC call number

LA217

LC item number

.F38 1989eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography