Book contents
- Badges and Incidents
- Cambridge Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Badges and Incidents
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Political Philosophy of American Education
- 2 American Education from Independence to Reconstruction and the Stamp of Slavery
- 3 Older but Not Wiser: America Industrializes and Embraces the Flawed Philosophy of Behaviorism in Education
- 4 Brown and Resegregation
- 5 Voluntary Race-Conscious Admissions Policies in Higher Education
- 6 San Antonio, Inequity, and the Human Struggle
- 7 Gender Discrimination in Education
- 8 Special Education and Inclusion
- 9 Civil Rights in the Educational Environment and Student Discipline
- 10 Current Reform Initiatives and a Better Way Forward
- Index
3 - Older but Not Wiser: America Industrializes and Embraces the Flawed Philosophy of Behaviorism in Education
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 September 2019
- Badges and Incidents
- Cambridge Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Badges and Incidents
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Political Philosophy of American Education
- 2 American Education from Independence to Reconstruction and the Stamp of Slavery
- 3 Older but Not Wiser: America Industrializes and Embraces the Flawed Philosophy of Behaviorism in Education
- 4 Brown and Resegregation
- 5 Voluntary Race-Conscious Admissions Policies in Higher Education
- 6 San Antonio, Inequity, and the Human Struggle
- 7 Gender Discrimination in Education
- 8 Special Education and Inclusion
- 9 Civil Rights in the Educational Environment and Student Discipline
- 10 Current Reform Initiatives and a Better Way Forward
- Index
Summary
This chapter traces the development of education in America from the end of Reconstruction to World War II. The industrialization that characterized this period gave rise to a system of “scientific” management which prized efficiency and competition above all other factors. This in turn influenced the philosophy of behaviorism, which remains a pillar of American education. The chapter exposes the faulty premises of behaviorism and its unfortunate effects when applied in schools. In addition, the chapter examines sources as varied as the Founders’ writings and the latest neuroscientific research to critique behaviorism and endorse social constructivist pedagogy. The chapter also features a brief discussion of the outer limits imposed by the Supreme Court on the government’s ability to regulate education. The discussion includes an examination of three seminal cases: Pierce, Meyer, and Yoder.
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- Badges and IncidentsA Transdisciplinary History of the Right to Education in America, pp. 27 - 54Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019