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Peer reviewedBerlak, Ann; Berlak, Harold – Curriculum Inquiry, 1983
Uses Meadian and critical Marxist concepts to identify 16 dilemmas--grouped into dilemmas of control, curriculum, and societal values--that reflect common contradictions of teaching and learning in schools. Characterizes by types of patterns the attempts of teachers to resolve institutional contradictions. (JW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Problems, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
