History of Education

Foreign-backed funding for education does not always stabilize a country and enhance its statebuilding efforts. Dana Burde shows how aid to educati...

The modern research university is a global institution with a rich history that stretches into an ivy-laden past, but for as much as we think we kn...

An era of sweeping cultural change in America, the postwar years saw the rise of beatniks and hippies, the birth of feminism, and the release of th...

One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Chicago has a powerful and distinct identity, and its n...

Examines material culture and the act of institution creation, especially through architecture and landscape, to recount a deeper history of the li...

The Credential Society is a classic on the role of higher education in American society and an essential text for understanding the reproduction of...

By examining the myriad myths surrounding Central European universities, Czech historians Lukáš Fasora and Jiří Hanuš take a diachronic approach to...

How Myles Horton and the Highlander Folk School catalyzed social justice and democratic education   For too long, the story of life-changing teache...

Why—contrary to much expert and popular opinion—more education may not be the answer to skyrocketing inequality.For generations, Americans have loo...

It is known that a society in transformation undergoes significant changes on many levels, but structural and cultural changes are arguably two of ...

In the early twentieth century, Chinese Buddhists sought to strengthen their tradition through publications, institution building, and initiatives ...

METCO, America’s longest-running voluntary school desegregation program, buses black children from Boston’s city neighborhoods to predominantly whi...

The definitive history of American higher education—now up to date.Colleges and universities are among the most cherished—and controversial—institu...

From the United States' earliest days, African Americans considered education essential for their freedom and progress. Linda M. Perkins’s study ra...

WINNER OF THE 2023 MIDDLE EAST LIBRARIANS ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD.The Franklin Book Programs (FBP) was a private not-for-profit U.S. organization fo...

In an era of pandemic infection, the importance of hygiene at home and in public spaces has never been greater. This book recaptures the buried his...

From the president of Wesleyan University, an illuminating history of the student, spanning from antiquity to Zoom   “[Roth] has a clear vision for...