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Hepburn, Mary A. – 1988
In each era of curriculum reform the prevailing perceptions of what the school curriculum must accomplish define the standard of cultural literacy for our society. E. D. Hirsch believes that contemporary youth lack cultural literacy and that without this knowledge of the fundamental facts of U.S. culture they cannot effectively read or…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design
