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ERIC Number: EJ615852
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
The Dangerous and the Good? Developmentalism, Progress, and Public Schooling.
Baker, Bernadette
American Educational Research Journal, v36 n4 p797-834 Win 1999
Examines whether developmentalism has been a dangerous way to think about human life. Traces the emergence of different types of developmental discourse, explains the dominance of developmentalism in education, and examines the conjuncture of developmentalism and progressivism in shaping educational discourse since the late 19th century. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Progressive Education, Public Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Theory