History and Social Foundations of American Education, The

Good text book. Easy to read. Informative.

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I was dreading the reading of this book. However, it is really interesting and I have actually enjoyed reading it.

I did not like the course this book went with, so I found the chapters difficult and boring.

I'll start with the concerns: When I see Asian countries referred to as "the Orient," and read that single-parent families, minorities, and non-traditional families are "less likely to agree with the Puritan ethic" (110) than middle class and majority families, I become a little concerned about the reliability of other assertions in the text.This text wants I think to be progressive, but fails is some important ways.

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John D. Pulliam and James J. Van PattenThe History and Social Foundations of American Education (10th edition)This is a book for two audiences.The first audience is students, in a foundations of education course. It is here when the time of both authors with students pays off in direct, clear, approachable, prose. This tenth edition incorporates two careers of classroom interaction with students and the lessons learned with earlier editions to bring us a magnificent text book about how the social foundations and philosophies of important thinkers shaped education in the United States. It gives insights into how education was first conceived in this country and how we arrived at our present situation.A second audience is those who are teaching Social Foundations of Education. For those teaching social foundations for the first time, it provides a reliable and well-tested platform for discussion of the important ideas and the benchmarks that shaped education in the USA. First time teachers can trust the information and assertions in this book. Those who are experienced professors will recognize the accuracy and clarity of the book. The History and Social Foundations of American Education obviates the need for class packets that are thrown together without thought about the continuity and history of social foundations in education.I highly recommend this book to students and professional educatorsJames Swartz, Ph. DProfessor, Miami University