Abstract:
Since the 1950's, reform of American education has gone through a series of waves, such as the “New Program” Movement, the Movement of Promoting Equal Opportunity of Education, the “Basis Restoration” Movement, the School Rebuilding Movement, the Education Choice and National Norm Movement and the Movement of Combination of School Education with work demand. Each wave of reform represented social demand for educational reform and the educator's attempt to keep up with social advancement in different periods of time. And the consistent purpose has always been to training high-quality American citizens through teaching program reform and raising teaching quality. An overview of the characteristics of these waves of reform in American education will help form a general grasp of development of American education and present some ideas for practice of education reform in our country.
