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ERIC Number: EJ453757
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-5841
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"Dreamt into Existence by Others": Curriculum Theory and School Reform.
Pinar, William F.
Theory into Practice, v31 n3 p228-35 Sum 1992
The article examines problems in the U.S. public school system. It describes the factory and corporate models of education and suggests that, despite the conservative origins of the current wave of school reform, progress is possible. The article also discusses sociocultural factors and the importance of theory in school reform. (SM)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Change, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education, Public Education, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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