James C. Carper | Britannica

James C. Carper

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BIOGRAPHY Professor of Social Foundations of Education, Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina. His contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent (2010), which he coedited, formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.

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Articles

Concerned Women for America

Concerned Women for America (CWA), American organization founded in San Diego, California, in 1979 by Beverly LaHaye as a conservative alternative to the liberal National Organization for Women. Its stated mission is to “protect and promote Biblical values among all citizens—first through prayer,…

Exodus Mandate

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Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent (January 2010)

For a free 30-day online trial to this title, visit www.sagepub.com/freetrialEducational reform, and to a lesser extent educational dissent, occupy a prominent place in the annals of U.S. education. Whether based on religious, cultural, social, philosophical, or pedagogical grounds, they are ever-present in our educational history. Although some reforms have been presented as a remedy for society′s ills, most programs were aimed toward practical transformation of the existing system to...