The Changing Politics of Curriculum Policy-Making for American Schools.

Boyd, William Lowe

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Publication Date: 1978

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The Changing Politics of Curriculum Policy-Making for American Schools.

Boyd, William Lowe

Review of Educational Research, v48 n4 p577-628 Fall 1978

Beginning with an historical review of public school role in the mediation of social and ethnocultural class conflicts, political problems for curriculum policy makers are discussed. These problems are created by the simultaneous needs for the curriculum to maintain and change society. (CP)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Historical Reviews, Policy Formation, Political Influences, School Role, Social Action

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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