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Slaughter, Sheila – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1997
Challenges the current belief that post-secondary curricula is defined by faculty and institutions in response to demographic shifts. Maintains that a complex interweaving of social movements, class structures, political, and economic forces influences the adaptation and implementation of curricula. Criticizes the establishment and the recognition…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Development
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Watkins, William H. – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Discusses the character and contributions of Thomas Jesse Jones, an early 20th-century educator and a pioneer in social studies and black education. Jones's inconsistent philosophy (he supported limited black education but believed in white supremacy) grew out of an unlikely combination of progressive Christianity and deep conservatism. (MJP)
Descriptors: Black Education, Blacks, Educational Development, Educational History
Ekholm, Mats; And Others – School Research Newsletter, 1986
This monograph presents an overview of reports from a 4-year intensive research study of internal life among 3 Swedish compulsory schools and includes discussion of a 10-year follow-up study of 12 senior-level compulsory schools. The 4-year project sought to understand innovative processes, but because few innovations were observed, research…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Decision Making, Educational Development, Educational Environment