The Transformation of the School

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The Transformation of the School is an influential historical study by Lawrence Cremin that examines how progressive education reshaped American schooling in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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instanceOf book
historical study
non-fiction book
addresses interaction between schools and other social institutions
role of education in democratic society
tensions between traditional and progressive schooling
author Lawrence A. Cremin NERFINISHED
awarded Bancroft Prize NERFINISHED
citedBy curriculum theorists
education historians
scholars of progressive education
contributedTo reassessment of progressive education in American history
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
discusses John Dewey NERFINISHED
progressive educators and reformers
examines educational ideas and institutions
how progressive education reshaped American schooling
relationships between schools and broader social change
focusesOn United States schooling
genre history of education
intellectual history
hasAudience educational policymakers interested in historical context
scholars of education
students of history of education
hasForm print book
hasPerspective institutional history of schooling
intellectual history of educational ideas
influenced subsequent interpretations of progressive education’s legacy
influentialInField educational theory
history of education
inSeriesOf Cremin’s broader work on American education history
language English
libraryOfCongressClassification LA205
mainSubject American education
progressive education
school reform
notableFor comprehensive analysis of progressive education movement
shaping scholarly understanding of progressive education
partOf scholarly literature on American social and cultural history
publicationYear 1961
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
timePeriodCovered early 20th century
late 19th century
usedAs reference work in graduate programs in education
text in courses on history of American education

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