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ERIC Number: EJ423913
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
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Elite Knowledge for the Masses: The Origins and Spread of Mathematics and Science Education in National Curricula.
Kamens, David H.; Benavot, Aaron
American Journal of Education, v99 n2 p137-80 Feb 1991
Traces the introduction, country by country, of science and mathematics into official curricula. Discusses regional factors that fostered or impeded the movement. Observes that this development was roughly simultaneous and that it began long before the establishment of international educational and lending organizations. (DM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics, National Curriculum, Sciences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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