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Since its beginnings at the start of the 20th century, educational scholarship has been a marginal field, criticized by public policy makers and relegated to the fringes of academe. An Elusive Science explains why, providing a critical history of the traditions, conflicts, and institutions... read more

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First Sentence

During the 1890s, the map of higher learning changed profoundly in the United States.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Ellen Condliffe Lagemann (Author)

Popular Tags

  1. education
  2. equity
  3. history
  4. policy
  5. research
  6. schools 
 

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