ERIC Number: EJ773890
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 21
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1946
Curriculum for Teachers: Four Traditions within Pedagogical Philosophy
Null, J. Wesley
Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, v42 n1 p43-63 2007
This article draws upon the history of teacher education to provide an introduction to four competing pedagogical philosophies. These four philosophies battled for control over curriculum for teachers during the period from 1890 to 1930. I begin by defining curriculum for teachers to include the liberal, the professional, and the experiential dimensions. Then, I identify four interest groups that sought to gain power over curriculum for teachers. I categorize these interest groups as the traditionalists, the integrationists, the technicians, and the romantics. Then, I explain how leading individuals from each interest group answered questions regarding human nature, the purpose of schooling, and curriculum for teachers. Finally, I argue that education schools should revitalize the integrationist tradition within pedagogical philosophy. This view has been forgotten for nearly 50 years, and the profession of teaching has suffered because of it.
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development, Role of Education, Teacher Education Programs, Inclusive Schools, Social Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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