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.
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About the Author:
Herbert M. Kliebard is Professor Emeritus of Educational Policy Studies and Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is the author of Schooled to Work: Vocationalism and the American Curriculum, 1876-1946.
Review:
". . . lucidly written . . . the author discusses a wide range of issues and people in a succinct, fair, and scholarly manner." -- Harvard Educational Review
". . . well-researched and gracefully written, insightful as well as interesting." -- Teacher's College Record
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- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0415908965
- ISBN 13 9780415908962
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages320
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