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Download full textMolnar, Alex – 1976
In this essay teachers, school curriculum and their relationship to the society they serve and the community in which they function are discussed. Since educational institutions serve a regulatory function, what goes on in schools mirrors the interests of the status quo in the society. Therefore the question facing educators and community people…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Cultural Influences, Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Holmes, Brian – 1970
Educational systems are changing rapidly all over the world. The practice of developed countries borrowing educational practices from other developed countries is as widespread as that of underdeveloped nations borrowing from developed countries in the creation of education systems. The primary trends of educational reform in post-World War II…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors
Goodman, James A., Ed. – 1973
This group of articles represents an attempt to offer a perspective on the therapeutic encounters between blacks and whites in the client-worker relationship, in which the problems in black-white interaction must be seen in the context of the societal forces that give rise to dysfunctional behavior at all levels of the community. The articles…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black History, Community Development, Community Organizations
Tumin, Melvin M., Ed.; Plotch, Walter, Ed. – 1977
A conference on Pluralism in a Democratic Society: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into its Meaning and Educational Uses, was held in April 1975 in New York. The goals of this conference were: (1) to clearly define cultural pluralism; and (2) to find the best ways of teaching and learning about cultural pluralism in the classroom. The papers that…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Cultural Pluralism
Noble, Pat, Ed.; And Others – 1972
Papers in this publication are collected from a conference on social science concepts and classroom methods which focused on the theories of Jerome Bruner. The first article, entitled "Jerome Bruner," outlines four of Bruner's themes--structure, readiness, intuition, and interest--which relate to cognitive learning. Three…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Concept Teaching, Conference Reports, Curriculum Development
Brint, Steven; Karabel, Jerome – 1989
Guided by a vision of an ideal educational system that is dedicated to the cultivation of a democratic citizenry, this monograph explores a number of questions about the growth and recent transformation of American junior colleges from liberal arts transfer institutions to providers of terminal vocational training. Chapter 1 examines the role of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, College Role, Community Colleges
