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Kornfeld, John – Social Studies, 2005
For years many from the Left have been calling for educational reform, pointing out the shortcomings of public schooling for its antidemocratic structures and policies, irrelevant and sometimes racist curriculum, and myriad other faults. And social studies teachers and curriculum developers have borne the brunt of much of these criticisms. Now the…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Politics of Education, Educational Change, Public Schools