The New Middle Class and the Organization of Curricular Knowledge.

Holmes, Margaret M.

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ERIC Number: EJ267629

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Publication Date: 1982

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The New Middle Class and the Organization of Curricular Knowledge.

Holmes, Margaret M.

Theory and Research in Social Education, v10 n2 p33-44 Sum 1982

Examines the relationship between social class and curriculum organization. It is suggested that the inquiry and critical thinking elements of social studies curricula share a style of social control most extensively attempted in the 1970s open classroom movement. (AM)

Descriptors: Course Content, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Middle Class, Open Education, Social Class, Social Status, Social Studies, Social Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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