US scholars of social studies, education, and history trace changes in thinking about social education from 1890 to 2000 by diverse people and group within the changing contexts of each stage in the historical development. Some of the milestones on their journey are the Civilian Conservation Corps and its analogues from 1933 to 1942, the Civil Rights Movement, and discourses of postmodernity. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)