The American Curriculum
A Documentary History
Published on 1. December 1992
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-313-26730-7 (ISBN)
Description
At a time marked by strong demands for educational reform, the American school curriculum is a topic of special concern. This volume provides a comprehensive historical record of the evolution of the curriculum in America from the colonial period to the present day. The editors have compiled a collection of influential and representative documents in primary, secondary, and higher education in the United States. Each document is introduced by a short essay that discusses its historical context and significance. The result is a valuable chronicle of the development of the American school curriculum.
The work begins with an introductory piece that overviews the development of the curriculum and surveys the most important works on curriculum history. The introduction is followed by excerpts from 34 documents representative of the school curriculum from The Rules and Course of Study of Harvard College, 1642 to the 1983 report, A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform. The essay that introduces each document closes with a brief bibliography, and the volume concludes with a more extensive list of sources for further reading. By consulting this reference, historians and educators can trace the development of the curriculum over the last 350 years.
The work begins with an introductory piece that overviews the development of the curriculum and surveys the most important works on curriculum history. The introduction is followed by excerpts from 34 documents representative of the school curriculum from The Rules and Course of Study of Harvard College, 1642 to the 1983 report, A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform. The essay that introduces each document closes with a brief bibliography, and the volume concludes with a more extensive list of sources for further reading. By consulting this reference, historians and educators can trace the development of the curriculum over the last 350 years.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
825 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-26730-7 (9780313267307)
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Persons
GEORGE WILLIS is Professor of Education at the University of Rhode Island. An authority on curriculum history, he has written several books and his articles have appeared in Curriculum Inquiry, Curriculum Perspectives, Educational Leadership, and the Journal of Curriculum Theorizing.
WILLIAM H. SCHUBERT is Professor of Education and Coordinator of the Graduate Curriculum Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has published several books on curriculum development, and his more than 70 articles have appeared in such journals as Curriculum Studies and Educational Researcher.
ROBERT V. BULLOUGH, JR. is Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Utah. He has published numerous books and articles on public education, teachers, and curriculum development.
CRAIG KRIDEL is Curator of the McKissick Museum of Education at the University of South Carolina. Formerly, he was the Director of the Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in Education at Ohio State University.
JOHN T. HOLTON is Superintendent of the Appoquinimink School District in Delaware. A specialist in curriculum history, he was formerly an Associate Professor at Morehead State University.
WILLIAM H. SCHUBERT is Professor of Education and Coordinator of the Graduate Curriculum Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has published several books on curriculum development, and his more than 70 articles have appeared in such journals as Curriculum Studies and Educational Researcher.
ROBERT V. BULLOUGH, JR. is Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Utah. He has published numerous books and articles on public education, teachers, and curriculum development.
CRAIG KRIDEL is Curator of the McKissick Museum of Education at the University of South Carolina. Formerly, he was the Director of the Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in Education at Ohio State University.
JOHN T. HOLTON is Superintendent of the Appoquinimink School District in Delaware. A specialist in curriculum history, he was formerly an Associate Professor at Morehead State University.
Content
The Rules and Course of Study of Harvard College, 1642 Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania, 1749 The Yale Report, 1828 The Common School Curriculum, 1839 and 1841 Selection Among Studies, 1842 Graded Course of Instruction for the District Schools of Chicago, 1862 Report of a Committee on a Course of Study from Primary School to University, 1876 Report of the Committee of Ten on Secondary School Studies, 1893 Report of the Committee of Fifteen, 1895 Course of Study, St. Louis Public Schools, 1902 The Child and the Curriculum, 1902 Courses of Study, Los Angeles High School, 1908-09 Report of the Committee on Economy of Time in Education, 1913 High School Systems in Ten Cities, 1914 The Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education, 1918 Scientific Method in Curriculum-Making, 1918 An Experiment with a Project Curriculum, 1923 Experimental Practice in the City and Country School, 1924 Organization and Program of Platoon Schools in Detroit, 1924 A Program of Individualization, 1925 The Practice of Teaching in the Secondary School, 1926 List of Fundamental Questions on Curriculum-Making and The Foundations of Curriculum-Making, 1927 Reorientation in Education, 1937 Experience and Education, 1938 Reorganizing Secondary Education, 1938 What the High Schools Ought to Teach, 1940 The Story of the Eight-Year Study, 1942 Thirty Schools Tell Their Story, 1942 General Education in a Free Society, 1945 Designing Programs to Meet the Common Needs of Youth, 1953 The Importance of Structure and The Spiral Curriculum, 1960 Realms of Meaning, 1964 The Practical: A Language for Curriculum, 1970 The Roles and Relationships Among the Various Sectors in Curriculum Development, 1976 The Tyler Rationale Reconsidered, 1977 A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform, 1983