On the Tendency of Postwar American Educational Historiography

After the middle period of twenty century,along with the change of western Historiography and renovation in Educational idea,the research paradigm in American Educational Historiography has been changed greatly,namely from the dominant single perspective interpretation mode to several perspectives one.Based on the systemic study of the history American Educational Historiography,this article proposes that the main development trends of American Educational Historiography are towards telling complex stories instead of simple ones;academics orientation instead of textbook;diverse interpretation instead of singular one;multiple culture instead of mainstream culture.