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Author: Scott M. Gelber (Assistant Professor of Education and History, Wheaton College)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.476kg
ISBN: 9781421418841
ISBN 10: 1421418843
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 25 April 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Written in a rigorous yet accessible manner, Courtrooms and Classrooms is an excellent addition to any class about American educational policy or its history...highly recommended. * Choice * ... this book should be read widely... this work contributes to larger efforts to dislodge the mid-twentieth century as the perceived norm of higher education in the United States. Gelber has successfully debunked a long-held misconception with careful research and a well-reasoned argument and thus makes a noteworthy contribution to the historical literature. * Educational Review * ... Gelber's thorough, careful dive into cases demonstrates that they are a rich, underutilized vantage point from which to examine old questions and raise new queries about the history of higher education. * Journal of American History * Courtrooms and Classrooms considers dozens of court decisions in their historical context to demonstrate the fluidity of the principle of academic deference. * History of Education * ... Gelber's nuanced arguments and engagements with an underutilized source base offer important considerations for legal scholars and historians of higher education. * The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth *
Written in a rigorous yet accessible manner, Courtrooms and Classrooms is an excellent addition to any class about American educational policy or its history...highly recommended. Choice ... this book should be read widely... this work contributes to larger efforts to dislodge the mid-twentieth century as the perceived norm of higher education in the United States. Gelber has successfully debunked a long-held misconception with careful research and a well-reasoned argument and thus makes a noteworthy contribution to the historical literature. Educational Review ... Gelber's thorough, careful dive into cases demonstrates that they are a rich, underutilized vantage point from which to examine old questions and raise new queries about the history of higher education. Journal of American History
Written in a rigorous yet accessible manner, Courtrooms and Classrooms is an excellent addition to any class about American educational policy or its history...highly recommended. Choice
Author Information
Scott M. Gelber is an associate professor of education and (by courtesy) history at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. He is the author of The University and the People: Envisioning American Higher Education in an Era of Populist Protest.
