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Peer reviewedMacdonald, James B.; Purpel, David E. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1987
Examines alternatives to the technical orientation of the Ralph Tyler rationale of curriculum planning. Emphasizes the fact that the language and processes of curriculum planning are embedded in metaphysical, philosophical, and moral concerns. Advocates using religious metaphors in models of curriculum planning and discusses how planners' values…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Beliefs, Cognitive Structures, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedThayer-Bacon, Barbara J. – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2001
Explores the central pragmatist and feminist philosophical assumption that knowers cannot be separated from what is known, that there is a dialectical relationship between social beings and ideas. Argues for embracing pluralistic and democratic commitments on epistemological and moral grounds. (KS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Communication Skills, Constructivism (Learning)
