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ERIC Number: EJ374277
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Science of Common Things: A Case Study in Social Control.
Prophet, Bob; Hodson, Derek
History of Education: The Journal of the History of Education Society, v17 n2 p131-47 Jun 1988
Traces the changing aims of science education in England from the early nineteenth century through the recent Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP). Proposes that the way in which school science is perceived today is socially constructed. Considers how selection of curriculum occurs and how it is presented to the learner. (GEA)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; Nineteenth Century; Social Darwinism