Overview
- Examines the relationship between demography and American education
- Includes coverage of the four most recent American historical periods: the Progressive Era, the Great Depression, the Post WWII Era, and the Post 1983 Era
- Offers a vital portrait of the US educational system over time
Part of the book series: Applied Demography Series (ADS, volume 10)
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Table of contents(8 chapters)
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The Progressive Era: 1880–1930
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The Great Depression and the Beginning of the Post WW2 Era: 1930–1950
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The Post WW2 Era: 1950–1980
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The Post 1983 Era: 1980–2014
About this book
The author first develops an analytical framework that merges education and applied demography concepts. The education concepts include attendance, promotion, retention, high school graduation, and college enrollment. While, the applied demography concepts take into account size, distribution, and composition. He then applies this framework to the four most recent American historical periods: the Progressive Era, the Great Depression, the Post WWII Era, and the Post 1983 Era.
Readers will come to understand the changing socio-demographic profile of American schools due to such factors as immigration from Europe, child labor laws, internal migration, greater fertility and the rise of t
he Baby Boom generation, the changing status of women and minorities, the urban crises, rising social inequality, the 2008 recession, and globalization. Featuring both historical and current data, this volume clearly shows how demographic change affects the teaching and learning environment, education policy, funding, and school segregation. Overall, it offers insightful analysis that may help shape the future of American education.
Authors and Affiliations
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Odessa, Ukraine
Richard R. Verdugo
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: American Education and the Demography of the US Student Population, 1880 – 2014
Authors: Richard R. Verdugo
Series Title: Applied Demography Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89423-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89422-5Published: 15 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07767-9Published: 14 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-89423-2Published: 28 September 2018
Series ISSN: 2352-376X
Series E-ISSN: 2352-3778
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LXV, 505
Number of Illustrations: 106 b/w illustrations
Topics: Demography, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Education, Social Structure, Social Inequality