Pluralism in the Curriculum: Understanding Its Foundations and Evolution.

Toma, J. Douglas; Stark, Joan S.

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Pluralism in the Curriculum: Understanding Its Foundations and Evolution.

Toma, J. Douglas; Stark, Joan S.

Review of Higher Education, v18 n2 p217-32 Win 1995

This review essay considers one recent and two earlier books on pluralism and canon in American college curriculum: (1) "Battleground of the Curriculum: Liberal Education and the American Experience" (W. B. Carnochan); (2) "Canons and Contexts" (Paul Lauter); and (3) "Realms of Meaning: A Philosophy of the Curriculum for General Education" (Philip H. Phenix). (MDM)

Descriptors: College Curriculum, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Educational Attitudes, Educational History, Educational Trends, General Education, Higher Education, Politics of Education, United States History

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