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McKiernan, Derek – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Traces educational reform related to history education in Great Britain since the first Margaret Thatcher administration. Outlines the work of the History Working Group and two competing approaches to the study of history. Describes how conservative forces rejected pluralistic history in favor of traditional nationalist-based history. (CFR)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Change