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Originally published in 1989. This book explores the differing curriculum traditions in Britain, Europe, the USA, Latin America, India and the Far East and the possibilities for change. Four major curriculum traditions are examined in historical context, then the difficulties of curriculum change are explored.
List of contents
Preface 1. Curriculum Theory 2. Individualism and the English Curriculum 3. Universal Knowledge and the French Curriculum 4. Curriculum Pluralism in a Mass System of Education - the USA 5. Marxist-Leninist Ideology - Curricula in the USSR 6. Curriculum Dependence - Transfers between Countries 7. The Curriculum in India - British Traditions, Ancient Philosophies and Independent Alternatives 8. Curriculum in Latin America - French Encyclopaedic Traditions, Recent North American Influences and ‘Popular Education’ Alternatives 9. Western Technology - Japanese Spirit 10. Voluntary Transfer - The People's Republic of China
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Brian Holmes, Martin McLean
Summary
Originally published in 1989. This book explores the differing curriculum traditions in Britain, Europe, the USA, Latin America, India and the Far East and the possibilities for change. Four major curriculum traditions are examined in historical context, then the difficulties of curriculum change are explored.
