Democracy and Schooling in California: The Legacy of Helen Heffernan and Corinne Seeds

This book examines the struggle over public education in mid-twentieth century America through the lens of a joint biography of these two extraordinary women, Heffernan, the California Commissioner of Rural and Elementary Education between 1926 and 1965, and Seeds, the Director of the University Elementary school at UCLA between 1925 and 1957.

Author: K. Weiler
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 12/12/2011
Pages: 286
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.30h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780230338241

About the Author
Kathleen Weiler is a professor in the Department of Education at Tufts University.