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ERIC Number: EJ517230
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reading the Rhetoric(s) of Curriculum Transformation. Response to "The Failure of Curriculum Transformation at a Major Public University: When 'Diversity' Equals 'Variety'," by Lynne Goodstein (NWSAJ 6:1).
Helle, Anita
NWSA Journal, v6 n3 p434-41 Fall 1994
Presents alternative views on measuring progress in curriculum transformation involving diversity issues. In a response to Lynne Goodstein's article, "The Failure of Curriculum Transformation at a Major Public University: When 'Diversity' Equals 'Variety'," this article argues that evaluation of curriculum transformation requires considerable time and an examination of the rhetoric, or buzzwords, brought to particular debates. (GR)
Descriptors: Criticism, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Feminism, Postsecondary Education, Rhetoric, Sex Bias, Sexism in Language, Verbal Communication, Womens Studies
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Diversity (Groups); Feminist Pedagogy; Transformational Curriculum; Transformative Education
Note: Journal availability: National Women's Studies Assn., Ablex Publishing Corp., 355 Chestnut St., Norwood, NJ 07648.