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ERIC Number: EJ679909
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
The Paradox of Progressive Education: A Frame Analysis.
Davies, Scott
Sociology of Education, v75 n4 p269-86 Oct 2002
Argues that progressive education is better understood as highlighting the dual nature of policy frames. Shows how three Canadian educational commissions invoked similar progressive ideals, but used these ideals to justify different reforms. Interprets progressivism as loose but resonant language that is reused over time to express changing educational priorities. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Holistic Approach, Political Issues, Progressive Education, Relevance (Education), Social Change, Traditionalism
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Frame Analysis; Ontario
Note: Sociology of Education is a refereed journal.