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Innocents Abroad

American Teachers in the American Century

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ISBN 9780674032064

Publication Date: 12/15/2008

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312 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Aboard the USS Thomas
  • I. American Dilemmas
    • The American Method
    • The American Curriculum
    • Schooling for All?
  • II. American Critiques
    • Teacher Professionalism and Its Critics
    • Church–State Relations
    • The Problem of Empire
  • Epilogue: American Teachers in a Global Age
  • Notes
  • Index

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