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Chiang, Laurence – 1986
Literature on the hidden curriculum suggests an essential meaning behind either "unintended consequences" or "latent functions" of formal curricula, but this claim is largely unfounded. Four major perspectives underpin studies in this area: functionalism, Marxism, humanitarianism, and existentialism. This paper demonstrates how…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Existentialism, Foreign Countries, Hidden Curriculum