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Tyack, David B. – 1975
Five models are postulated for interpreting the three historical stages in the development of compulsory schooling in the United States. These three stages include (1) a symbolic stage where compulsory public school education began to gain strength but lacked enforcement procedures, (2) a bureaucratic phase beginning around 1900 where new…
Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Practices