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Curriculum Change During the Progressive Era
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Edson, C. H. – Educational Leadership, 1978
Examines three interrelated changes in curriculum ideology, structure, and content that fundamentally altered curriculum thought and practice around the turn of the century. This examination is intended to provide a background to enable advocates of curriculum change to examine assumptions about such change. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
On Public Schools of Choice: A Conversation with Seymour Fliegel.
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Brandt, Ron – Educational Leadership, 1991
When he was director of alternative schools and deputy superintendent of New York City's District Four in the 1970s and 1980s, Seymour Fliegel created a districtwide free choice plan and a nationally recognized network of 24 alternative concept schools. In this interview, Fliegel argues the merits of choice and suggests ways for schools to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, Progressive Education, School Choice
Open Education: In Britain and the U.S.A.
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Pilcher, Paul S. – Educational Leadership, 1972
Article gives origins of open education and predictions for a distinctly American version of open education. (GB)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Philosophy, Open Education, Progressive Education
Summerhill: It's Alive and Well
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Bock, Daniel R. – Educational Leadership, 1978
Discusses the current status of Summerhill school since the death of its founder, A. S. Neill, and concludes that little has changed. (JG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Schools, Private Schools, Program Descriptions
The WAS vs. the IS Curriculum
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Hopkins, L. Thomas – Educational Leadership, 1976
Curriculum that is centered in or is the study of the firsthand experiences of pupils is compared to curriculum centered on book learning. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Portfolios Invite Reflection--From Students and Staff.
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Hebert, Elizabeth A. – Educational Leadership, 1992
Dissatisfied with mandated standardized assessment modes, an Illinois elementary school began an alternative assessment program incorporating Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. The assessment process became more meaningful through using learning experience forms and "portfolio evenings," in which children present their…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Experience, Multiple Intelligences, Performance Tests
Reclaiming a Democratic Purpose for Education.
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Beane, James A. – Educational Leadership, 1998
Deplores the demise of progressive education and the current movement to turn schools and other public institutions over to private greed and political self-interest. Instead of blaming teachers, critics should rectify teaching/learning conditions and level the school resources playing field. It is time to construct a new curriculum forged from…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Democratic Values
Staying the Course of Open Education.
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Dunn, Mary Anna – Educational Leadership, 2000
Established in 1973, a progressive Charlotte, North Carolina, elementary school has been subjected to trends and pressures (particularly the back-to-basics and direct- instruction movements) that threatened its integrity and survival. Irwin Avenue must cover citywide academic objectives, but organizes its curriculum around themes and active,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Back to Basics, Curriculum Design, Diversity (Student)