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What is the primary goal of colonial education?
Assimilation and consolidation of foreign rule
How has colonial education influenced the development of educational systems worldwide?
By imposing colonial values and structures on education
What distinguishes colonial education from other forms of education?
Implementation by a colonizing nation with the aim of consolidating foreign rule
What was the significance of the 'common school' movement in the 1830s?
Encouraged the creation of public schools for multiple purposes
What was the outcome of the concept of free public education in the 1830s?
Began to take hold on a wider scale
During the early years of American education, which groups of children were often excluded from the educational system?
Children based on income, race, ethnicity, gender, and social class
By the mid-1800s, what characterized the public education system?
It became more class-based, focusing on the working class and underprivileged children
What was the goal of the Education Reform Movement throughout the 19th and 20th century?
Ensuring equal educational opportunity for all children
When was the first public high school in the U.S. established?
1820
What was the monumental decision made by the NAACP in the 1950s?
Brown vs. Board of Education
In which year did Massachusetts make all grades of public school open to all pupils free of charge?
1827
What is one of the key characteristics of the public education system's history?
Continuous process of reform
Which book provides an encyclopedia of American education?
Encyclopedia of American Education, 3 vols.
Study Notes
The history of education, particularly colonial education, has had a profound impact on the development of educational systems around the World. Colonial education refers to the implementation of a new education system by a colonizing nation within its colonies, with the goals of assimilation and consolidation of foreign rule [100] [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] [108] [109] [110] [111] [112] [113] [114] [115] [116] [117] [118] [119] [120] [121] [122] [123] [124] [125] [126] [127] [128] [129] [130] [131] [132] [133] [134] [135] [136] [137] [138] [139] [140] [141] [142] [143] [144] [145] [146] [147] [148] [149] [150] [151] [152] [153] [154] [155] [156] [157] [158] [159] [160] [161] [162] [163] [164] [165] [166] [167] [168] [169] [170] [171] [172] [173] [174] [175] [176] [177] [178] [179] [180] [181] [182] [183] [184] [185] [186] [187] [188] [189] [190] [191] [192] [193] [194] [195] [196] [197] [198] [199] [200] [201] [202] [203] [204] [205] [206] [207] [208] [209] [210] [211] [212] [213] [214] [215] [216] [217] [218] [219] [220] [221] [222] [223] [224] [225] [226] [227] [228] [229] [230] [231] [232] [233] [234] [235] [236] [237] [238] [239] [240] [241] [242] [243] [244] [245] [246] [247] [248] [249] [250] [251] [252] [253] [254] [255] [256] [257] [258] [259] [260] [261] [262] [263] [264] [265] [266] [267] [268] [269] [270] [271] [272] [273] [274] [275] [276] [277] [278] [279] [280] [281] [282] [283] [284] [285] [286] [287] [288] [289] [290] [291] [292] [293] [294] [295] [296] [297] [298] [299] [300] [301] [302] [303] [304] [305] [306] [307] [308] [309] [310] [311] [312] [313] [314] [315] [316] [317] [318] [319] [320] [321] [322] [323] [324] [325] [326] [327] [328] [329] [330] [331] [332] [333] [334] [335] [336] [337] [338] [339] [340] [341] [342] [343] [344] [345] [346] [347] [348] [349] [350] [351] [352] [353] [354] [355] [356] [357] [358] [359] [360] [361] [362] [363] [364] [365] [366] [367] [368] [369] [370] [371] [372] [373] [374] [375] [376] [377] [378] [379] [380] [381] [382] [383] [384] [385] [386] [387] [388] [389] [390] [391] [392] [393] [394] [395] [396] [397] [398] [399] [400] [401] [402] [403] [404] [405] [406] [407] [408] [409] [410] [4
Explore the profound impact of colonial education on the development of educational systems globally, with a focus on the implementation of new education systems by colonizing nations in their colonies. Understand the goals of assimilation and consolidation of foreign rule through colonial education.
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