Changing Course: American Curriculum Reform in the 20th Century (Reflective History) (Reflective History Series) - Softcover

Kliebard, Herbert M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080774221X ISBN 13: 9780807742211

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2002

Synopsis

In Changing Course, Herbert Kliebard explores an array of efforts to reform the American curriculum. From revolutionary changes effected in a tiny one-room frontier schoolhouse in the late nineteenth century to a modern comprehensive high school, this accessible volume presents a chronological account of specific reform efforts—exposing factors likely to achieve success as well as the roots of many failures. Using a historical perspective to illuminate contemporary problems, this volume examines both the conceptual defects of various reform theories and the ways in which theory clashes with classroom reality. Kliebard argues that educators must examine the entire range of reform efforts in order to find the telltale patterns and "fads" that must be replaced with more meaningful structural changes.

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About the Author

Herbert M. Kliebard is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His awards include the Outstanding Achievement Award of the John Dewey Society and a lifetime achievement award from the Curriculum Studies division of the American Educational Research Association.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080774221X
• ISBN 13: 9780807742211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176