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Peerless educator : the life and work of Isaac Leon Kandel / J. Wesley Null ; with a foreword by Diane Ravitch.

Title
Peerless educator : the life and work of Isaac Leon Kandel / J. Wesley Null ; with a foreword by Diane Ravitch.
Author
Null, J. Wesley, 1973-
Publication
New York : Peter Lang, c2007.

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xxv, 334 p. ; ill.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
History of schools and schooling ; v. 47
Uniform Title
History of schools and schooling ; v. 47.
Subject
  • Kandel, I. L. 1881-1965
  • Columbia University. Teachers College > Biography
  • Educators > United States > Biography
  • Comparative education
Genre/Form
Biographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-321) and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction: Why Isaac Kandel Matters Today -- Part One: Romania, Freedom, and Manchester (1870-1899) -- 1. Leaving Romania (1870-1885) -- 2. Growing Up in Manchester (1885-1892) -- 3. Manchester Grammar School (1892-1899) -- Part Two: The University of Manchester, Teaching Experience, and the Choice of America (1899-1908) -- 4. An Undergraduate at the University of Manchester (1899-1905) -- 5. Educational Philosophy, Meeting Jessie, and a Boat to America (1905-1908) -- Part Three: Building a Career in America (1908-1929) -- 6. Life as a Graduate Student at Teachers College (1908-1914) -- 7. A New Family, War, Research, and a Career on Hold (1914-1923) -- 8. The Launching of a Career (1923-1929) -- Part Four: Controversy and Global Influence (1929-1947) -- 9. Growing Criticism of Progressive Education (1929-1937) -- 10. Essentialism and Wartime Service (1937-1945) -- 11. UNESCO and International Study (1945-1947) -- Part Five: Elder Statesmanship Across Continents (1947-1965) -- 12. Personal Loss and a New Academic Field (1947-1951) -- 13. Writing in Retirement (1951-1962) -- 14. Years of Rest and Work (1962-1965) -- Conclusion: Kandel and Early 21st Century Education -- Appendix A: Immediate Family of Isaac L. Kandel
ISBN
  • 9780820474588
  • 0820474584
  • 9781433100413
  • 143310041X
LCCN
^^2007001091
OCLC
  • 78892949
  • SCSB-10546242
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Harvard Library