Curricular Yogis and Cost-Benefit Commissars: Some Thoughts on an Economic Dimension in Curriculum Research and Policy-Making.

O'Keefe, D. J.

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ERIC Number: EJ250460

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Curricular Yogis and Cost-Benefit Commissars: Some Thoughts on an Economic Dimension in Curriculum Research and Policy-Making.

O'Keefe, D. J.

Journal of Curriculum Studies, v13 n3 p207-14 Jul-Sep 1981

Discusses and identifies reasons for the gap between those who research the curriculum and those who manage the curriculum. Reasons include the decentralized nature of educational decision making, the fact that practitioners are relatively impervious to the influence of contemporary theorists, and the fact that educational decision making is not held accountable for efficiency. (DB)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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