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Peer reviewedShort, Edmund C. – Theory into Practice, 1986
Exemplary curriculum designs from the past that have provided models for implementation are reviewed in order to lend perspective to designs for today's and tomorrow's curricula. (MT)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Theories
Peer reviewedPinar, William F. – Theory into Practice, 1992
The article examines problems in the U.S. public school system. It describes the factory and corporate models of education and suggests that, despite the conservative origins of the current wave of school reform, progress is possible. The article also discusses sociocultural factors and the importance of theory in school reform. (SM)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Change
Peer reviewedAikenhead, Glen – Theory into Practice, 1992
Outlines features and characteristics of science-technology-society (STS) science textbooks needed to implement an STS curriculum, noting STS science requires a fundamentally different approach to teaching science. The article refers to an STS science textbook currently being implemented in the tenth grade. (SM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Holistic Approach
