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Thomas Jefferson and the Development of American Public Education by James B. Conant originates from the Jefferson Memorial Lectures delivered at the University of California in 1960. Conant uses this platform to revisit Jefferson’s role as both a visionary political leader and an educational innovator, situating his ideas within the broader trajectory of American schooling. Having earlier spoken on the Jeffersonian tradition in education while serving as President of Harvard, Conant now expands beyond selective scholarship schemes to address Jefferson’s entire philosophy of public education. He explores Jefferson’s proposals for free education at all levels for talented but impoverished youth, his advocacy for diffusion of knowledge as a safeguard for democracy, and his attempts to establish systematic schooling in Virginia. The first two chapters trace Jefferson’s wide-ranging contributions to educational thought, while the third returns to the enduring question of access and merit in American society. Conant’s study also places Jefferson’s educational vision in historical context, juxtaposing his unfulfilled proposals with the actual development of public education across the nineteenth century and beyond. By linking Jefferson’s democratic ideals to the eventual rise of America’s unique system of public schools, Conant underscores both the originality and the limitations of Jefferson’s initiatives. The volume includes a substantial appendix of Jefferson’s own writings―letters, legislative drafts, and reports―that reveal his commitment to education as a cornerstone of republican government. For Conant, understanding Jefferson’s educational philosophy is not merely an exercise in historical appreciation; it is a way of grasping how foundational ideals shaped, and continue to shape, the evolving structure of American schooling. The book thus bridges biography, intellectual history, and policy analysis, highlighting the lasting significance of Jefferson’s educational thought for modern debates about equity, opportunity, and the civic purposes of education. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1962.

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Brand: University of California Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0520364724
Category: Books > Subjects > Science, Nature & Maths > Education
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 May 2021
Listed Since: 15 June 2020

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