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ERIC Number: EJ672916
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
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What Effects Do Social Movements Have on Curricular Reform?
Apple, Michael W.
Educational Policy, v17 n4 p519-525 Sep 2003
A review of "Contentious Curricula: Afrocentrism and Creationism in American Public Schools," by Amy Binder, claims it is a valuable analysis that employs a social movement perspective to uncover the dynamics involved in proposals for and the politics of curriculum change, especially in highly contested curriculum areas. (Contains 13 references.) (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Book Reviews, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Creationism, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education, Public Schools
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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