The struggle for the American curriculum, 1893-1958 /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Herbert M. Kliebard.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
3rd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
RoutledgeFalmer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxii, 330 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-316) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Curriculum ferment in the 1890s -- The curriculum versus the child: Harris, Hall, and the appearance of John Dewey on the educational scene -- The curriculum of the Dewey School -- Scientific curriculum-making and the rise of social efficiency as an educational ideal -- Some subject realignment and the triumph of vocationalism -- From home-project to experience curriculum -- The Great Depression and the heyday of social meliorism -- The hybridization of the curriculum -- The mounting challenge to the subject curriculum -- The state of school subjects at midcentury -- Life adjustment education and the end of an era.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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eBook Library
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EBL199642
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Struggle for the American curriculum, 1893-1958.
International Standard Book Number
0415948916
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Curriculum planning-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Curriculum planning-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Education-- Curricula-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Education-- Curricula-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Curriculum
Curriculum planning-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Curriculum planning-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Curriculum planning.
EDUCATION-- Aims & Objectives.
Education-- Curricula-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Education-- Curricula-- United States-- History-- 20th century.