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Hardarson, Atli – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2012
The dominant model of curriculum design in the last century assumed that school education could be organized around aims, defined primarily in terms of students' behaviour. The credentials of this model were questioned by, among others, Lawrence Stenhouse, who pointed out that education serves purposes that cannot be stated in terms of behavioural…
Descriptors: Credentials, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
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Tabulawa, Richard Tjombe – Comparative Education, 2009
Literature on globalisation claims that changed global patterns of production and industrial organisation have intensified international economic competition, prompting nations globally to restructure their education systems in an attempt to position themselves favourably in an increasingly competitive economic environment. This is an environment…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
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Doll, William E., Jr. – Theory into Practice, 1979
An examination of weaknessess in behaviorist and humanist models of education evaluation provides a basis for a structuralist model. This model is grounded in developmental stages, the structure of the child and the curriculum, and the idea of education as a bridge between these structures to assist the development of the child. (JMF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Roueche, John E.; Mink, Oscar G. – 1980
This six-chapter monograph discusses the need for and the components of a holistic approach to education; that is, an education which teaches the student to function on the aesthetic and affective levels, as well as to master the behavioral objectives of traditional content area instruction. Chapter I presents a rationale for this holistic…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges