He kept this emphasis when other leading historians of education, particularly Lawrence Cremin, turned their attention «to the many agencies that educate.» (educationnext.org)
Stanford University's David Labaree, a respected historian of education, explains that, as far back as the early twentieth century, school reformers were pushing for efficiency and utility, while education professors wanted schools to help individual children blossom and develop a lifelong love of learning. (educationnext.org)
She is an acclaimed historian of education whose many published works include An Elusive Science: The Troubling History of Education Research (2000), The Politics of Knowledge: The Carnegie Corporation, Philanthropy, and Public Policy (1992), and Private Power for the Public Good: A History of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (1983). (gse.harvard.edu)