National Standards and Public Debate.

Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe

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ERIC Number: EJ505802

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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National Standards and Public Debate.

Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe

Teachers College Record, v96 n3 p369-79 Spr 1995

Discusses the difference national standards could make in the education of American children and of the public at large, noting that any educational improvements will be determined by the quality of the ensuing debate. The paper examines the debate over national standards in history education and makes suggestions for future debate. (SM)

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship, History Instruction, National Curriculum, National Standards, Politics of Education, Public Education

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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