1. Politics of Education
1.1. Four Purposes of Education
1.1.1. Social
1.1.2. Intellectual
1.1.3. Political
1.1.4. Economic
1.2. Perspectives
1.2.1. Conservative Perspective
1.2.1.1. The role of the school
1.2.1.2. Explanations of unequal performance
1.2.1.3. Definition of educational problems
2. History of U.S. Education
2.1. Education Reform Movement
2.2. Conservative Historical Interpretation
3. Equality of Opportunity
3.1. Impact Educational Outcomes
3.1.1. Class
3.1.2. Race
3.1.3. Gender
3.2. The Coleman Study
3.2.1. Response 1
3.2.2. Response 2
4. Educational Inequality
4.1. Cultural Deprivation
4.1.1. Middle-class culture
4.1.2. Culture of poverty
4.2. Educational Inequality
4.2.1. School Financing
4.2.2. Effective School Research
4.2.3. Curriculum and Pedagogic Practices
4.2.4. Gender and Schooling
5. Educational Reform
5.1. School-based reform
5.1.1. School-to-work programs
5.1.2. School-business partnership
5.2. Economical Reform
5.3. Community Reform
6. Sociological Perspectives
6.1. Functionalism
6.2. Conflict Theory
6.3. Interactionalism
6.4. Effects of Schooling
6.4.1. Knowledge and Attitudes
6.4.2. Employment
6.4.3. Teacher Behavior
6.4.4. De Facto Segregation
6.4.5. Gender
7. Philosophy of Education
7.1. Pragmatism
7.1.1. Key Researchers
7.1.1.1. George Sanders Peirce
7.1.1.2. William James
7.1.1.3. John Dewey
7.1.1.4. Francis Bacon
7.1.1.5. John Locke
7.1.1.6. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
7.1.2. Generic Notions
7.1.3. Goal of Education
7.1.4. Role of Teacher
7.1.5. Method of Instruction
7.1.6. Curriculum
8. Schools as Organizations
8.1. State Senators
8.1.1. Richard Shelby
8.1.2. Jeff Sessions
8.2. House of Representatives
8.2.1. House District 1 - Bradley Byrne
8.2.2. House District 2 - Martha Roby
8.2.3. House District 3 - Mike Rogers
8.2.4. House District 4 - Robert Aderholt
8.2.5. House District 5 -Mo Brooks
8.2.6. House District 6- Gary Palmer
8.2.7. House District 7 - Terri A. Sewell
8.3. State Superintendent
8.3.1. Michael Sentance
8.4. Representatives on State School Board
8.4.1. Cynthia Sanders McCarthy - District 6
8.4.2. Jeffery Newman - District 7
8.4.3. Mary Scott Hunter - District 8
8.5. Local Superintendent
8.5.1. Dr. Thomas M. Sisk - Limestone
8.5.2. Jennifer Gray - Lauderdale
8.5.2.1. Mr. Michael Stamps - Ast. Superintendent
8.5.2.2. Mr. Tim Tibbs - Ast. Superintendent
8.5.2.3. Board Members
8.5.2.3.1. Ronnie Owens
8.5.2.3.2. Daniel Patterson
8.5.2.3.3. Barbara Cornelius
8.5.2.3.4. Jerry Fulmer
9. Curriculum & Pedagogy
9.1. Developmentalist Curriculum
9.2. Dominant Tradition of Teaching
9.2.1. Mimetic Tradition
9.2.2. Transformative Tradition