American Curriculum A Documentary History

Name: American Curriculum A Documentary History
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ISBN: 9780275950309

ISBN-10: 0275950301

ISBN-13: 9780275950309

Edition: 1994

Authors: Robert V. Bullough, John T. Holton, Craig Kridel, William H. Schubert, George Willis

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At a time marked by strong demands for educational reform, the American school curriculum is a topic of special concern. This volume provides a comprehensive historical record of the evolution of the curriculum in America from the colonial period to the present day. The editors have compiled a collection of influential and representative documents in primary, secondary, and higher education in the United States. Each document is introduced by a short essay that discusses its historical context and significance. The result is a valuable chronicle of the development of the American school curriculum. The work begins with an introductory piece that overviews the development of the curriculum…

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List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 5/25/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

George Willis is an award-winning sports columnist at the New York Post and has been the primary boxing writer at the newspaper since 2002. His blog By George is featured on the New York Post website and he is a sought-after guest on sport-related talk shows on radio, television and the Internet. He lives in New Jersey.



The Rules and Course of Study of Harvard College, 1642


Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania, 1749


The Yale Report, 1828


The Common School Curriculum, 1839 and 1841


Selection Among Studies, 1842


Graded Course of Instruction for the District Schools of Chicago, 1862


Report of a Committee on a Course of Study from Primary School to University, 1876


Report of the Committee of Ten on Secondary School Studies, 1893


Report of the Committee of Fifteen, 1895


Course of Study, St. Louis Public Schools, 1902


The Child and the Curriculum, 1902


Courses of Study, Los Angeles High School, 1908-09


Report of the Committee on Economy of Time in Education, 1913


High School Systems in Ten Cities, 1914


The Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education, 1918


Scientific Method in Curriculum-Making, 1918


An Experiment with a Project Curriculum, 1923


Experimental Practice in the City and Country School, 1924


Organization and Program of Platoon Schools in Detroit, 1924


A Program of Individualization, 1925


The Practice of Teaching in the Secondary School, 1926


List of Fundamental Questions on Curriculum-Making and The Foundations of Curriculum-Making, 1927


Reorientation in Education, 1937


Experience and Education, 1938


Reorganizing Secondary Education, 1938


What the High Schools Ought to Teach, 1940


The Story of the Eight-Year Study, 1942


Thirty Schools Tell Their Story, 1942


General Education in a Free Society, 1945


Designing Programs to Meet the Common Needs of Youth, 1953


The Importance of Structure and The Spiral Curriculum, 1960


Realms of Meaning, 1964


The Practical: A Language for Curriculum, 1970


The Roles and Relationships Among the Various Sectors in Curriculum Development, 1976


The Tyler Rationale Reconsidered, 1977


A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform, 1983