A developmental model of equilibrium-disequilibrium-reequilibration is set forth, and a transformative curriculum is proposed. The author argues that a transformative curriculum fits a reality that is complex, temporal, and multiple better than does a measured curriculum which is uniform. (MT)

Progressive education influenced, but did not alter, the fundamental behaviorist-associationist model dominating education in the twentieth century. Post-industrial society will need the intellectual and creative abilities that the progressives fostered. Jean Piaget's work offers a model for growth and development that is an alternative to…

An examination of weaknessess in behaviorist and humanist models of education evaluation provides a basis for a structuralist model. This model is grounded in developmental stages, the structure of the child and the curriculum, and the idea of education as a bridge between these structures to assist the development of the child. (JMF)