For courses in the Historical Foundations of Education.

The History of American Education: A Great American Experiment offers a critical analysis of the history of American education by constantly asking readers to analyze and reflect on their own beliefs and educational experiences throughout their reading.  This text uses the availability of new historical sources and new interpretive methodologies to encourage students to actively think about history, recognize alternative interpretations of historic information, and understand how the educational system has evolved in the United States over time.