Reflections on the Purpose of Educational Reform.

Katz, Michael B.

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ERIC Number: EJ244891

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Publication Date: 1980

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Reflections on the Purpose of Educational Reform.

Katz, Michael B.

Educational Theory, v30 n2 p77-87 Spr 1980

The origins of public educational systems coincided with the economic and social transformation of North America and the emergence of a commercially based, industrial capitalism. The purpose of public educational systems was to facilitate this transformation. Discussed are five problems which the advent of public education was intended to solve. (JN)

Descriptors: Capitalism, Delinquency Prevention, Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Industrialization, Public Education, Public Schools, Social Change, Social Class, Social Mobility, Social Systems, Sociocultural Patterns

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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