Public Schools in Massachusetts, 1870-1915. INSTITUTION Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 042 270 24 EA 003 066 AUTHOR Lazerson, Marvin TITLE The Burden of Urban Education: Public Schools in Massachusetts, 1870-1915. INSTITUTION Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass. SPONS AGENCY Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D.C. National Center for Educational Research and Development.; Joint Center for Urban Studies, Cambridge, Mass. BUREAU NO BR-8-A-001 PUB DATE Jul 70 GRANT OEG-0-000001-0194-010 NOTE 366p. EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF-$1.50 HC-$18.40 DESCRIPTORS *Educational Change, *Educational History, Ethical Instruction, Immigrants, *Industrialization, Industrial Training, Kindergarten, Parochial Schools, Public Education, Urban Education, *Urban Environment, *Urbanization, Vocational Education ABSTRACT Confronted by a rapidly changing urban-industrial society, Massachusetts educators undertook reforms between 1870 and 1915 to make the public school a more relevant institution. Kindergarten, manual training, vocational education, evening schools, and citizenship education represented answers to problems arising from industrialism and urbanism. Educators and social reformers looked to the schools for the preservation of established moral and social values, but the schools could not reshape the urban environment. As a result, the problems of city life remained. Massachusetts schools turned from effecting broad social reforms to preparing children to fulfil economic functions; vocational education replaced manual training as preparation for the real world. (Hard copy may be of poor quality because of marginal legibility). (RA) /Se g -do/ .o t°4 61Y- FINALREPORT Project No. 8A001 Grant No. OEG-0-8-000001-0194-010 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY.
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