The struggle for the American curriculum, 1893-1958

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The struggle for the American curriculum, 1893-1958

Herbert M. Kliebard

Routledge, 1995

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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American curriculum

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-273) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780415908962

Description

Examining the struggle for the American curriculum, this book covers topics such as curriculum ferment in the 1890s; the curriculum of the Dewey school; scientific curriculum-making; subject re-alignment and vocationalism; and the Great Depression and social reconstructionism.

Table of Contents

  • Curriculum ferment in the 1890s
  • the curriculum versus the child
  • the curriculum of the Dewey school
  • scientific curriculum-making
  • subject re-alignment and vocationalism
  • from home project to experience curriculum
  • Great Depression and social reconstructionism
  • hybridization of the curriculum
  • life adjustment and the end of an era.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780415910132

Description

Professor Kliebard explores the subtle and complex forces that helped to shape the contemporary American curriculum, focusing on the years 1893 to 1958.

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