The Concept of Progress in Educational Thought: Instrumentalist Theories Considered.

Partington, Geoffrey

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Concept of Progress in Educational Thought: Instrumentalist Theories Considered.

Partington, Geoffrey

Oxford Review of Education, v13 n2 p141-49 1987

This article examines the concept of progress within instrumentalist theories of education. Older and more wide-spread than liberal, reconstructionist, or child-centered theories, instrumentalist theories focus on the correctness of "fit" between an educational provision and the supposed needs of the particular society. (JDH)

Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Educational Sociology, Elementary Secondary Education, Foundations of Education

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Language: English

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