Compulsory Mis-education and The Community of Scholars

Publisher:  Vintage, New York, USA
Year Published:  1964
Pages:  341pp   Resource Type:  Book
Cx Number:  CX6227

Two books combined in a single volume. A far-ranging critique of the state of American eduation.

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Tables of Contents

Compulsory Mis-education

Table of Contents

Preface

Part One - Primary Grades
1 - The Universal Trap
2 - Visiting a School
3 - the Present Moment in Progressive Education

Part Two - High School
4 - A Proposal to Extend Compulsory Schooling
5 - The Universe of Discourse in which they Grow up
6 - Programmed
7 - Teaching Science

Part Three - College
8 - "I Don't Want to Work - Why Should I?"
9 - An Unteachable Generation
10 - Two Simple Proposals
11 - A Usual Case - Nothing Fancy


The Community of Scholars

Table of Contents

Preface

I - The Community
II - The Corporation
III - Society and School
IV - Co-ordinative Management
V - Academic Personality
VI - Youth Subculture
VII - Reforms and Proposals
VIII - A Simple Proposal

Subject Headings

• Education
• Post-Secondary Education
• School Curriculums
• School Drop-outs
• Schools