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Curriculum: A Concept Elucidation
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Derr, Richard L. – Curriculum Inquiry, 1977
Applies the philosophical method of concept elucidation to determine whether there are rules governing the use of "curriculum" in educational discourse that would provide guidelines as to which ones are the correct ones. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Education versus Developing Educated Persons.
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Derr, Richard L. – Curriculum Inquiry, 1984
Criticizing a conventional view on the subject, this essay distinguishes the concept of educating an individual--that is, transmitting knowledge of any kind--from that of developing an "educated person," and discusses the implications of this distinction for schools' purposes and curricula. (MCG)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Curriculum