American Education (Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education) 18th edition

The 18th edition of “American Education (Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education)” is an informative and thought-provoking resource that provides readers with up-to-date information on the American educational system. The author, Joel Spring, uses his clear and concise style to examine the historical, social, political, and legal foundations of education, as well as the teaching profession in the United States. The book challenges readers to engage in critical thinking about education, encouraging them to consider events and topics that are often overlooked or whitewashed.

The latest edition of the book covers a variety of critical issues affecting education in America, including discussions around transgender students, the purposes of education as presented in the 2016 platforms of the Republican, Democratic, Green, and Libertarian parties, the decline of the Common Core State Standards, new education statistics on school enrollments, dropouts, education and income, school segregation, charter schools, and home languages, current debates about immigration and “Dreamers,” increasing emphasis on for-profit education, vouchers, charter schools, and free-market competition between schools, and more.

The author, Joel Spring, is a Professor at City University/Queens College of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA. Note that this sale only includes the ebook in PDF format and does not contain any access codes.