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ERIC Number: EJ573731
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1011-3487
An Evaluation of the Proposed New Curricula for Schools in Relation to Kuhn's Conception of Paradigms and Paradigm Shifts.
Arjun, P.
South African Journal of Higher Education, v12 n1 p20-26 1998
The new curriculum for South Africa's schools is used to examine the use of the terms "paradigm" and "paradigm shift" in education. It is argued that, in this case, the scientific characteristics of the terms are being violated: that no macro-paradigm shift has occurred as a result of the introduction of outcomes-based education in South Africa. (MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Definitions, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Outcomes of Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Paradigm Shifts; South Africa