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Fallace, Thomas – Social Studies, 2015
In this historical study, the author reexamines the relationship and role of social efficiency and scientific curriculum making in the early years of the social studies (1916-1929). The author argues that historians have applied the term "social efficiency" too bluntly to label and ultimately dismiss a variety of educational reformers in…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Educational History, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
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Fallace, Thomas – Democracy & Education, 2017
In this historical study, the author offers a reading of Dewey's "Democracy and Education" in the context of the two other books Dewey published the year before, German "Philosophy and Politics" and his coauthored "Schools of To-morrow." Having published three books in two years, "Democracy and Education"…
Descriptors: Democracy, Educational History, War, World History