| Broken Ground: John F Kennedy and the Politics of Education Contributor(s): McAndrews, Lawrence J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 041575349X ISBN-13: 9780415753494 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Psychology - Reference - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 379.121 |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions: Education |
| Physical Information: 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Throughout United States history, and particularly from the 1930s through the 1960s, education was a sensitive political issue which preoccupied Congresses, Presidents and interest groups. By the time of John F Kennedy's Presidency federal aid to education was all but inevitable but the disproportionate influence of federal aid adversaries on the House Rule Committee would permit the Kennedy Administration no margin of error. There remained in this subject an abundance of complications and contradictions. This volume addresses the central questions of Kennedy versus Congress and Kennedy versus Kennedy, using a wide range of sources to give a comprehensive focus to this area of political education. |