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Shaping the Educational Imagination: Class, Culture and the Contradictions of the Dominant Ideology.
Shapiro, H. Svi – Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 1982
Educational theory and practice are examined in the context of the system of values, beliefs, and moral and aesthetic judgments that are representative of society. "Aristocratic,""bourgeois," and "radical" views and influences on educational theory and practice are also discussed. (CJ)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Design, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change
Peer reviewedKarnes, Merle B.; Johnson, Lawrence J. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1991
This paper reviews historical trends in provision of services to young gifted children, with particular emphasis on inhibiting factors preventing greater services. Work with young gifted children and their families is then discussed, focusing on children from upper- and middle-class backgrounds, with handicapping conditions, and from low-income…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Educational History, Educational Trends, Gifted
