This reference provides a comprehensive historical record of the evolution of the American school curriculum from the colonial period to the present day. The editors have compiled a collection of the most influential and representative documents related to primary and secondary education in the United States from The Rules and Course of Study of Harvard College, 1642 to the 1983 report, A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform. The introduction to the book overviews the most significant works on curriculum history and discusses trends in curriculum development. Excerpts from documents follow, and each is introduced by a brief essay and bibliography. The volume concludes with a more extensive bibliography of works for further reading. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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