Public Schools for Private Gain: The Declining American Commitment to Serving the Public Good
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| Title: | Public Schools for Private Gain: The Declining American Commitment to Serving the Public Good |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Labaree, David F. |
| Source: | Phi Delta Kappan. Nov 2018 100(3):8-13. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 6 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Public Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Educational History, Citizenship Education, Human Capital, Privatization |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0031721718808257 |
| ISSN: | 0031-7217 |
| Abstract: | Eminent historian David Labaree describes a gradual shift, over the last two centuries, in Americans' beliefs and attitudes about the goals of public education. At its founding, our school system was designed mainly to serve the public good, conceived at the time as an effort to create a unified citizenry. By the early 20th century, the schools were understood to serve the public good by developing human capital. More recently, though, the public aims of schooling have faded from view, as Americans have come to see education mostly as a private resource. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 5 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1194684 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Eminent historian David Labaree describes a gradual shift, over the last two centuries, in Americans' beliefs and attitudes about the goals of public education. At its founding, our school system was designed mainly to serve the public good, conceived at the time as an effort to create a unified citizenry. By the early 20th century, the schools were understood to serve the public good by developing human capital. More recently, though, the public aims of schooling have faded from view, as Americans have come to see education mostly as a private resource. |
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| ISSN: | 0031-7217 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0031721718808257 |
