This book presents the theoretical basis and practical steps involved in using Statement Archaeology, an innovative method that enhances understandings of policy development, exemplifying its use in relation to one curriculum subject, Religious Education. The book is the first of its kind to fully describe the theoretical foundations of Statement…

This paper discusses the basic education experience in the United States, England, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), the German Democratic Republic (GDR), and Denmark. The intent of the study was to inform the Netherlands Government on questions concerning the content, duration, and curricular structure of compulsory education through an…