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Ideological Continuities in Technicism, Liberalism, and Education.
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Bowers, C. A. – Teachers College Record, 1980
Four propositions concerning the cognitive structures of technological thought and liberalism are analyzed and the influences of these structures on the socializing role of public education are discussed. (JD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Political Issues, Public Schools
Emergent Ideological Characteristics of Educational Policy
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Bowers, C. A. – Teachers College Record, 1977
The author describes basic characteristics of an emerging societal ideology which he calls "technocracy," or "technogoical consciousness," and discusses ways in which the use of behavior modification, career education, and competency-based education promote the socialization of students to this restrictive ideology. (MJB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Beliefs, Career Education, Competency Based Education