Elementary Education: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary Education Issues)

A thorough overview of elementary education in the United States, spanning its history, foundations, curriculum models, technology, assessment, and special programs.

• Covers foundations, key events, contributors to elementary education, theories of learning, curriculum models, instructional practices, best practices, school reform, trends, and issues in elementary education

• Provides a chronology of elementary and public education from Plessy v. Ferguson through the No Child Left Behind Act