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Peer reviewedDerr, Richard L. – Curriculum Inquiry, 1984
Criticizing a conventional view on the subject, this essay distinguishes the concept of educating an individual--that is, transmitting knowledge of any kind--from that of developing an "educated person," and discusses the implications of this distinction for schools' purposes and curricula. (MCG)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Curriculum
