Concise and clearly written, this highly popular text addresses the social, historical, and philosophical foundations of education and the impact on American education past and present. KEY TOPICS:  The tenth edition gives readers a full presentation of key issues in American Education, the myriad of challenges, future trends, demographic changes, the political climate for education and offer reference to a cyclical economy. The history, philosophy, and sociology of American Education is presented in a timeline from the philosophical and psychological foundations, the European heritage and the Colonial influences, the American Revolution, education before and after 1918, education during the 1960-2000 era, educational reform after 1980, issues in modern American education, globalization, current events and trends, and the influence of legal action and legislative reform.