Books by Donald Parkerson

This book integrates chronological, thematic and biographical elements of educational history to provide a more personal perspective on the development of educational policy.

This book provides a clear, comprehensive history of the modern American school from the nineteenth century to the present.

Today American schools are typically large, consolidated, bureaucratic organizations controlled by state and/or municipal governments. This book examines the remarkable transformation in the form and function of education and assesses the problems and possibilities for the future of schools and our nation.

A concise social history of teaching from the colonial period to the present. It places important topics such as discipline in the classroom, technology and cultural diversity within historical perspective.