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social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > school systems, structures, and processes > elementary education
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > school systems, structures, and processes > elementary education
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > formal education > educational stages > elementary secondary education > elementary education

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elementary education  

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  • Elementary education in the United States has an interesting history. During the elementary school's drastic evolution from the one-teacher, single-room schoolhouses to the comprehensive, multiple-grade campuses of today, our American forefathers unfailingly espoused to promote and preserve ideals such as freedom, democracy, and social civility for future generations through elementary education. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration; Elementary Education]

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