The struggle for the American curriculum, 1893-1958

The struggle for the American curriculum, 1893-1958 / Herbert M. Kliebard.

Author/creator	Kliebard, Herbert M.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	3rd ed.
Publication Info	New York, NY : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.
Description	xxii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Education--Curricula --United States --History --20th century. Curriculum planning--United States --History --20th century. Education--Curricula --United States --History --19th century. Curriculum planning--United States --History --19th century.

Contents	Curriculum ferment in the 1890s -- The curriculum versus the child -- The curriculum of the Dewey School -- Scientific curriculum-making and the rise of social efficiency as an educational ideal -- Some subject realignment and the triumph of vocationalism -- From home-project to experience curriculum -- The Great Depression and the heyday of social meliorism -- The hybridization of the curriculum -- The mounting challenge to the subject curriculum -- The state of school subjects at midcentury -- Life adjustment education and the end of an era.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-316) and index.
LCCN	2004004891
ISBN	0415948908 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN	0415948916 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	LB1570 .K585 2004	✔ Available	Place Hold