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Heyneman, Stephen P. – Prospects, 1987
Discusses the varying definitions of a practical secondary school curriculum and those assumptions about practicality that have led to errors in educational planning. Describes the curricular crisis in many developing countries in terms of confusion surrounding the purposes of vocationalization. Notes that educational planners should not duplicate…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Problems, Developing Nations, Educational Economics
