American Education and the Demography of the US Student Population, 1880 - 2014

• Main Author: Verdugo, Richard R. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Applied Demography Series, 10
• Subjects: Demography.; Educational sociology.; Educational sociology .; Education and sociology.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Sociology of Education.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.

This monograph examines changes in the American public school population from 1900 to 2010. It shows how different historical periods have affected the composition of the student body and have posed important challenges to those involved in shaping educational policy. The author first develops an an...

Table of Contents:

• Part One: Theoretical Background
• Chapter 1: A brief history of the American Educational System
• Chapter 2: The changing demography of the American population: 1900 - 2010
• Chapter 3: Demography and education: A research framework
• Part Two: The Demography of the American Student
• Population: 1900 to 2010
• Chapter 4: The Progressive Era
• Chapter 5: The Great Depression
• Chapter 6: The Post WWII Era
• Chapter 7: The Post 1983 Era
• Chapter 8: Conclusion. .