In this brief, interpretive history of American schooling, John Rury focuses on the evolving relationship between education and social change. Rury considers the impact of social forces, such as industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and cultural Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

John L. Rury, a social historian who received his PhD in educational policy studies and history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is professor of education at DePaul University Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Preface	ix
1 Introduction: History, Social Change, and Education	1
2 Colonial Origins: Education in a Preindustrial Society	22
3 The 19th Century: Beginnings of a Modern School System	55
4 Ethnicity, Gender, and Race: Contours of Social Change in the 19th Century	91
5 The Progressive Era: Reform, Growth, and Differentiation	130
6 Education in Postwar America: The Human Capital Revolution	174
Epilogue	219
References	229
Index	249

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