Schooling in capitalist America

educational reform and the contradictions of economic life

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Schooling in capitalist America

educational reform and the contradictions of economic life

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""This seminal work . . . establishes a persuasive new paradigm. Contemporary Sociology. No book since Schooling in Capitalist America has taken on the systemic forces hard at work undermining our education system. This classic reprint is an invaluable resource for radical educators. Samuel Bowles is research professor and director of the behavioral sciences program at the Santa Fe Institute, and professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts. Herbert Gintis is an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute and emeritus professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts"-- Provided by publisher.

"No book since Schooling in Capitalist America has taken on the systemic forces hard at work undermining our education system. This classic reprint is an invaluable resource for radical educators"-- Provided by publisher.

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Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
Pages
340

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Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational Reform and the Contradictions of Economic Life
April 1977, Basic Books (Short Disc)
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Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational Reform and the Contradictions of Economic Life
1976-01-01, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd.
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Beyond the Educational Frontier: The Great American Dream Freeze
Chapter 2. Broken Promises: School Reform in Retrospect
Chapter 3. At the Root of the Problem: The Capitalist Economy
Chapter 4. Education, Inequality, and the Meritocracy
Chapter 5. Education and Personal Development: The Long Shadow of Work
Chapter 6. The Origins of Mass Public Education
Chapter 7. Corporate Capital and Progressive Education
Chapter 8. The Transformation of Higher Education and the Emerging White-Collar Proletarian
Chapter 9. Capital Accumulation, Class Conflict, and Educational Change
Chapter 10. Educational Alternative
Chapter 11. Education, Socialism, and Revolution

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York

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Dewey Decimal Class
370/.973
Library of Congress
LC66 .B68

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Author
Herbert Gintis

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 340 p. ;
Number of pages
340

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OL5187762M
Internet Archive
schoolingincapit00bowl
ISBN 10
0465072305
LCCN
75007267
Library Thing
525476
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