My Foundations of Education

1. Philosophy of Education

1.1. Literature

1.2. Psychology

1.3. Sociology

1.4. History

1.5. Philosophy

2. Politics of Education

2.1. The Radical Perspective

2.2. The Liberal Perspective

2.3. The Conservative Perspective

2.4. Neo-liberal Perspective

3. Sociological Perspectives

3.1. Symbolic Interactionism

3.2. Functionalism

3.3. Conflict Theory

3.4. Interactional Theories

4. Equality of Opportunity

5. History of U.S. Education

5.1. The Culture of Narcississm

5.2. The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

5.3. Colonial Period

5.4. Common School Era

5.5. Progressive Era

5.6. Modern Era

6. Schools as Organizations

6.1. The Structure of U.S. Education

6.2. Governance

6.3. Size and Degree of Centralization

6.4. Student Composition

6.5. Degree of Openness

6.6. Private Schools

7. Curriculum and Pedagogy

7.1. History and Philosophy of the Curriculum

7.2. Politics of the Curriculum

7.3. Sociology of the Curriculum

8. Equality of Opportunity

8.1. Class

8.2. Race

8.3. Gender

9. Educational Inequality

9.1. Genetic Differences

9.2. Cultural Deprivation Theories

9.3. Cultural Difference Theories

9.4. School Financing

10. Educational Reform

10.1. Goals 200

10.2. No Child Left Behind

10.3. Race to the Top

10.4. School Choice

10.5. School-Business Partnerships

10.6. Privatization

10.7. School-to-Work Programs

10.8. Teacher Education

10.9. Teacher Quality

10.10. The Effective School Movement