City Teachers: Teaching and School Reform in Historical Perspective

City Teachers: Teaching and School Reform in Historical Perspective

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Drawing on extensive interviews with teachers of an earlier generation, Rousmaniere lets readers see the complexity of teachers' work, their problems with reform implementation, and the conditions they believed were necessary for real change. It is an important book because it raises questions about the power and legacy of teachers' historical work culture and the effect o...more
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Published February 1st 1997 by Teachers College Press (first published January 28th 1997)
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AJ
Nice historical work regarding (mostly) women teachers in New York City during the early 20th century.
Anna
Moral of this story: plus ca change . . .
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