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ERIC Number: EJ347084
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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A New Look at an Old Idea: Core Curriculum.
Goodlad, John I.
Educational Leadership, v44 n4 p8-16 Dec-Jan 1986-87
Reviews history of the use of the concept "core curriculum" and its decline. Includes a discussion of educational ethics and excellence centering on the need to evaluate the push toward a more academic curriculum and the effect it is having in pushing some students out of the system while developing excellence for a smaller group of students. Includes references.(MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competencies, Relevance (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Excellence in Education