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School(house) Design and Curriculum in Nineteenth Century America

Historical and Theoretical Frameworks

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Authors:
  1. Joseph da Silva

    1. Bristol Community College, Tiverton, RI, USA

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  • Aruges that the socio-political changes of the twentieth and twenty-first century have deeply complicated the legacy of nineteenth century schooling
  • Locates a new site for academic intervention and makes a unique contribution to both educational and architectural thought
  • Compels readers to consider how school design might work to de-center the still-present white, patriarchal hegemonies stabilized in the nineteenth century and might be reoriented to meet its democratic promise

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Introduction

    • Joseph da Silva
    Pages 1-15

  3. From Origin to Modernity: A Brief History of American School Design

    • Joseph da Silva
    Pages 17-74

  4. Hotspot of Change: Case Studies in Nineteenth Century Rhode Island

    • Joseph da Silva
    Pages 75-115

  5. Structuring Sociality: School Design as Social (Re)Production

    • Joseph da Silva
    Pages 117-166

  6. Conclusion

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    Pages 167-190

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 191-214
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About this book

This book examines the formative relationship between nineteenth century American school architecture and curriculum. While other studies have queried the intersections of school architecture and curriculum, they approach them without consideration for the ways in which their relationships are culturally formative—or how they reproduce or resist extant inequities in the United States. Da Silva addresses this gap in the school design archive with a cross-disciplinary approach, taking to task the cultural consequences of the relationship between these two primary elements of teaching and learning in a ‘hotspot’ of American education—the nineteenth century. Providing a historical and theoretical framework for practitioners and scholars in evaluating the politics of modern American school design, the book holds a mirror to the oft-criticized state of American education today.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Bristol Community College, Tiverton, RI, USA

    Joseph da Silva

About the author

Joseph da Silva is an award winning educator and architect, who joined the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering faculty at Bristol Community College, USA, in 2010 and is a founding member and President (2017) of the National Council on School Facilities, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: School(house) Design and Curriculum in Nineteenth Century America

  • Book Subtitle: Historical and Theoretical Frameworks

  • Authors: Joseph da Silva

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78586-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78585-1Published: 10 September 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08738-8Published: 21 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78586-8Published: 21 August 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 214

  • Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Education, Curriculum Studies, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights

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