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OverviewMaking a Mass Institution describes how Indianapolis, Indiana created a divided and unjust system of high schools over the course of the twentieth century, one that effectively sorted students geographically, economically, and racially. Like most U.S. cities, Indianapolis began its secondary system with a singular, decidedly academic high school, but ended the 1960s with multiple high schools with numerous paths to graduation. Some of the schools were academic, others vocational, and others still for what was eventually called ""life adjustment."" This system mirrored the multiple forces of mass society that surrounded it, as it became more bureaucratic, more focused on identifying and organizing students based on perceived abilities, and more anxious about teaching conformity to middle-class values. By highlighting the experiences of the students themselves and the formation of a distinct, school-centered youth culture, Kyle P. Steele argues that high school, as it evolved into a mass institution, was never fully the domain of policy elites, school boards and administrators, or students, but a complicated and ever-changing contested meeting place of all three. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kyle P. SteelePublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.286kg ISBN: 9781978814394ISBN 10: 1978814399 Pages: 206 Publication Date: 17 July 2020 Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1 Shortridge, then Manual, then Arsenal: Indianapolis Defines and Develops a High School System, 1890-1919 2 Forced Segregation and the Creation of Crispus Attucks High School, 1919-1929 3 The High School Moves to the Center of the American Adolescent Experience, 1929-1941 4 An End to De Jure School Segregation, Crispus Attucks Basketball Success, and the Limits of Racial Equality, 1941-1955 5 “Life Adjustment” Education, Suburbanization, Unigov, and an Unjust System by a New Name, 1955-1971 Conclusion Acknowledgments Bibliography IndexReviews"""A critical addition to a growing body of scholarship that examines the ways that educational institutions interact with class, race, and space to intensify inequality over time.""-- ""History of Education Quarterly"" ""Steele, an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy, writes about how the city of Indianapolis created a divided and unjust system of high schools over the course of the 20th century, and one that effectively sorted students geographically, economically and racially."" -- ""UW Oshkosh Today"" ""The details in this valuable case study bring to life the story of discrimination on the basis of race and social class.""--Robert L. Hampel ""author of Fast and Curious: A History of Shortcuts in American Education"" ""Well-written and meticulously researched, Making a Mass Institution impressively examines education in middle America and compels us to revisit the very raison d'être of the American high school.""--Jon N. Hale ""author of The Freedom Schools: Student Activists in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement""" Steele, an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy, writes about how the city of Indianapolis created a divided and unjust system of high schools over the course of the 20th century, and one that effectively sorted students geographically, economically and racially. -- UW Oshkosh Today The details in this valuable case study bring to life the story of discrimination on the basis of race and social class. --Robert L. Hampel author of Fast and Curious: A History of Shortcuts in American Education Well-written and meticulously researched, Making a Mass Institution impressively examines education in middle America and compels us to revisit the very raison d'etre of the American high school. --Jon N. Hale author of The Freedom Schools: Student Activists in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement The details in this valuable case study bring to life the story of discrimination on the basis of race and social class. --Robert L. Hampel author of Fast and Curious: A History of Shortcuts in American Education Well-written and meticulously researched, Making a Mass Institution impressively examines education in middle America and compels us to revisit the very raison d'etre of the American high school. --Jon N. Hale author of The Freedom Schools: Student Activists in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement Author InformationKYLE P. STEELE is an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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