Art Education and Social Interests in the Development of American Schooling: Ideological Origins of Curriculum Theory.

Freedman, Kerry; Popkewitz, Thomas S.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Art Education and Social Interests in the Development of American Schooling: Ideological Origins of Curriculum Theory.

Freedman, Kerry; Popkewitz, Thomas S.

Journal of Curriculum Studies, v20 n5 p387-405 Sep-Oct 1988

Examines the social and cultural conditions in which U.S. art education was constructed, considering the social interests that underlay its formation. Traces curriculum theory from around 1870 to the present. States that the history of curriculum involves a story of social transformation, political interests, and economic agendas. (GEA)

Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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