History of Education Books

New and Published Books

1. A Mirror to Kathleen's Face (Routledge Revivals)

   Education in Independent Ireland 1922-60

   By Donald Akenson

   First published in 1975, Donald Akenson’s book was at the forefront of a radically new approach to the study of Irish educational history. Instead of investigating the evolution of the schools as an isolated process, he explores the complex interrelations of Irish education, institutions and...

   Published March 29th 2013 by Routledge
2. Education and Enmity (Routledge Revivals)

   The Control of Schooliing in Northern Ireland 1920-50

   By Donald Akenson

   First published in 1973 Professor Akenson’s book traces the series of religious and political controversies which have battered the state schools of Northern Ireland. After the government’s admirably intentioned, but muddled, attempt to create a non-sectarian school system in the early 1920s, the...

   Published March 29th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Hidden History of Early Childhood Education

   Edited by Blythe Farb Hinitz

   The Hidden History of Early Childhood Education provides an understandable and manageable exploration of the history of early childhood education in the United States. Covering historical, philosophical, and sociological underpinnings that reach from the 1800s to today, contributors explore groups...

   Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge
4. Higher Education in Liquid Modernity

   By Marvin Oxenham

   Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

   Based in sociologist Zygmunt Bauman’s theory of liquid modernity, this volume describes and critiques key aspects and practices of liquid education--education as market-driven consumption, short life span of useful knowledge, overabundance of information--through a systematic comparison...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
5. Language Teaching Through the Ages

   By Garon Wheeler

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   Konrad Koerner, a leading historian of linguistics, has long said that an academic field cannot be considered to have matured until it has history as one of its subfields. The history of linguistics is a growing area, having come into its own in the 1960s, especially after Noam Chomsky looked for...

   Published February 18th 2013 by Routledge
6. History Textbooks and the Wars in Asia

   Divided Memories

   Edited by Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel C. Sneider

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

   Over the past fifteen years Northeast Asia has witnessed growing intraregional exchanges and interactions, especially in the realms of culture and economy. Still, the region cannot escape from the burden of history. This book examines the formation of historical memory in four Northeast Asian...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
7. Corporatism, Social Control, and Cultural Domination in Education: From the Radical Right to Globalization

   The Selected Works of Joel Spring

   By Joel Spring

   Series: World Library of Educationalists

   Starting with the 1972 publication of his seminal work, Education and the Rise of the Corporate State, Joel Spring has been documenting and analyzing the politics of knowledge and education. Throughout his work he has explored the attempts to use education to advance the economic and political...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
8. Education 3–13

   40 Years of Research on Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education

   Edited by Mark Brundrett, Michael Bottery, PETER SILCOCK, Rosemary Webb, Neil Burton, Diane Duncan, Wei Zhang

   Series: Education Heritage

   Primary education is one of the most important phases of learning but there remains a scarcity of in-depth research on this vital topic. However, as the focus on improving outcomes increases there is a growing interest internationally in research that helps us to understand the best ways to help...

   Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge
9. Education and Social Change

   Contours in the History of American Schooling, 4th Edition

   By John L. Rury

   This brief, interpretive history of American schooling focuses on the evolving relationship between education and social change. Like its predecessors, this new edition investigates the impact of social forces such as industrialization, urbanization, immigration and cultural conflict on the...

   Published July 1st 2012 by Routledge
10. Dominant Beliefs and Alternative Voices

    Discourse, Belief, and Gender in American Study

    By Joan Elias Gore

    Series: RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education

    This book examines why study abroad is a marginal activity in American higher education and evaluates the role gender has played in the development and maintenance of this marginality....

    Published June 27th 2012 by Routledge