The American curriculum : a documentary history / edited by George Willis [and others].

Other author Willis, George, 1941-
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©1993.
Descriptionix, 425 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Education--Curricula. --United States. --History.

SeriesDocumentary reference collections
Documentary reference collections.
Contents The cardinal principles of secondary education, 1918 / National Education Association -- Scientific method in curriculum-making, 1918 / Franklin Bobbitt -- An experiment with a project curriculum, 1923 / Ellsworth Collings -- Experimental practice in the city and country school, 1924 / Caroline Pratt -- Organization and program of platoon schools in Detroit, 1924 / Charles L. Spain -- A program of individualization, 1925 / Carleton W. Washburne -- The practice of teaching in the secondary school, 1926 / Henry C. Morrison -- List of fundamental questions on curriculum-making and the foundations of curriculum-making, 1927 / National Society for the Study of Education -- Reorientation in education, 1937 / Boyd H. Bode -- Experience and education, 1938 / John Dewey -- Reorganizing secondary education, 1938 / V.T. Thayer, Caroline B. Zachry, and Ruth Kotinsky -- What the high schools ought to teach, 1940 / American Youth Commission -- The story of the Eight-year Study, 1942 / Wilford M. Aikin -- Thirty schools tell their story, 1942 / The Thirty Schools --
Contents General education in a free society, 1945 / The Harvard Committee -- Designing programs to meet the common needs of youth, 1953 / Harold Alberty -- The importance of structure and the spiral curriculum, 1960 / Jerome S. Bruner -- Realms of meaning, 1964 / Philip H. Phenix -- The practical : a language for curriculum, 1970 / Joseph J. Schwab -- The roles and relationships among the various sectors in curriculum development, 1976 / National Institute of Education -- The Tyler rationale reconsidered, 1977 / Ralph W. Tyler -- A nation at risk : the imperative for educational reform, 1983 / National Commission on Excellence in Education.
Local noteLittle-285529--305130047369+
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [415]-419) and index.
LCCN 92029468
ISBN0313267308 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB1570 .A62 1993 ✔ Available Place Hold