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ERIC Number: EJ376222
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Irrelevant Curriculum: A Review from Four Perspectives.
Ornstein, Allan C.
NASSP Bulletin, v72 n509 p26-32 Sep 1988
Examines four varieties of curriculum irrelevance, including curricula that are fixed, antiseptic, trivial, and right answer-oriented. Suggests that educators need to stress curricular context and concern themselves more with process and less with products. Includes 10 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Process Education, Relevance (Education), Retention (Psychology), Rote Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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