Reviews two reports that, first, describe the current state of affairs in curriculum development focusing on the relationships between federal involvement and more local educational agencies and organizations; and, secondly, attempt to articulate a set of statements that would guide national policy on curriculum research, development, and…

Describes the historical process through which certain social meanings became particularly school meanings and a study of kindergarten experience that documents the potency and staying power of these particular social meanings, and raises the question of whether piecemeal reforms can succeed. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the need to relate an understanding of the experience of schooling to the cultural and economic conditions of society. The work of Paul Willis is used to exemplify the processes by which a dominant class establishes ideological hegemony and legitimates and maintains an existing social order. (Author/MLF)