National Curriculum Standards and Social Studies Education: Dewey, Freire, Foucault, and the Construction of a Radical Critique.

Vinson, Kevin D.

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ERIC Number: EJ613790

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Publication Date: 1999

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National Curriculum Standards and Social Studies Education: Dewey, Freire, Foucault, and the Construction of a Radical Critique.

Vinson, Kevin D.

Theory and Research in Social Education, v27 n3 p296-328 Sum 1999

Examines the issue of national curriculum standards within social studies education. Addresses conservative and liberal viewpoints, insights from the works of John Dewey, Paulo Freire, and Michel Foucault on how a radical Left critique developed, an essay by E. Wayne Ross as a case study, and the implications of the radical Left critique. (CMK)

Descriptors: Conservatism, Educational Attitudes, Educational Theories, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Liberalism, National Curriculum, National Standards, Persuasive Discourse, Social Studies

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Language: English

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