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| Autor/in | Patrick, John J. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Social Studies at James Madison High School: A Curriculum Review. |
| Quelle | (1988), (30 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Core Curriculum; Curriculum Development; High Schools; Social Studies |
| Abstract | In 1987 U.S. Secretary of Education, William J. Bennett, published "James Madison High School: A Curriculum for American Students" that proposed a core curriculum for high schools. In response to that publication, this paper examines the core curriculum as it affects social studies. The social studies sequence emphasized history (ninth and tenth grades), geography (ninth and tenth grades), and government/civics (eleventh grade) with elective courses in non-Western civilizations and economics (twelfth grade). This sequence was in response to the presumed problems of fragmentation and incoherence in the organization of content. The strength of this core curriculum includes the coherence and integration of its organization that contribute to comprehension and retention and its balanced approach to content and cognitive processes that should contribute substantially to cultural literacy. The obvious weaknesses involve the omissions of science and technology as social forces, economics in history and government, the studies of non-Western cultures, and the insufficient flexibility in teaching methods. Critics of Bennett's proposal claimed that it did not consider the needs of the majority of students and its standards were unattainable while other critics opposed a curriculum that maintained and strengthened the idea (which they reject) of a common national culture. The appendix contains an overview of the four-year curriculum plan and descriptions of the social studies required courses. (DJC) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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