Explore how education shapes curricula and social aims. This volume offers a practical framework for analyzing what schools teach, why they teach it, and how instructional goals affect learners and society.
This edition presents structured problems and topics for investigation across several focus areas, including vocational education, special education, and the role of English and natural sciences in the curriculum. It blends conceptual discussion with concrete topic lists, helping readers assess objectives, by-education effects, and the balance between liberal and vocational aims.
- Understand how curricula are organized around different learner groups and social needs.
- Examine problem sets that guide research on educational aims and outcomes for diverse populations.
- See detailed classroom and policy considerations for teachers, administrators, and researchers.
- Learn how to distinguish developmental from instructional objectives in planning programs.
Ideal for students, educators, and researchers looking for a historical, methodological view of curriculum design and educational aims.