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Torsti, Pilvi – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2007
This study examines the national division of history teaching in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the war and post-war period. The process of division of schooling into three curricula (Bosnian Serb, Bosnian Croat, and Bosniak) is presented. Representations of other national groups are central in 8th-grade history textbooks used by the three national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Social Psychology, Critical Theory
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O'Brien, Nancy P. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Maintains that there are several large collections of educational materials that reflect the historical development of textbooks and curriculum guides. Describes major collections at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), the Center for Research Libraries in Chicago, Harvard University, and Teacher's College, Columbia University. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides, Depository Libraries
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Lindblad, Sverker; Wallin, Erik – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Discusses changes in educational governance and environment that have developed alongside political and economic changes in Sweden. Describes how both government and education have become less centralized and have adopted more democratic principles. Concludes that more attention is being given to cooperation and communication among teachers and…
Descriptors: Democracy, Economic Change, Economics, Educational Anthropology
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Varenne, Herve – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1995
Attempts a reevaluation of Emile Durkheim's contributions to the sociology of education. Considers Durkheim's influence on the pedagogical theories of John Dewey and vice-versa. Concludes with an examination of Durkheim's theories as they relate to the conflict between resistance and socialization. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Anthropology, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles
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Portelli, John P. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Contends that curriculum theorists often distinguish between the formal or official curriculum from the actual or hidden curriculum. Argues that the hidden curriculum always has a normative, or moral, component and that educators have a responsibility to make the hidden curriculum as explicit as possible. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Anthropology, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives