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Broudy, Harry S., The Uses of Schooling. New York: Routledge, 1988., Harry S. Broudy

Annotation: Describes four uses of schooling: replicative, applicative, associative, and interpretive; urges curriculum be designed with these uses in mind.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Theorists
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Content Selection and Organization, Curriculum Aims and Objectives, Curriculum and the Disciplines, Classics of Curriculum Literature, Curriculum Frameworks, Liberal Education/General Education, Specialization vs General Education, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

Caswell, Hollis L., "Persistent Curriculum Problems," Educational Forum, 43(November, 1978), 99-110.*, Hollis L. Caswell

Annotation: Identifies three problems encountered during the author's years of work in curriculum that still persist: the definition of the basics, procedures to improve the curriculum, and general education.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Change, Curriculum Decision-making Processes, Curriculum Theorists, Curriculum as a Field of Practice and Study
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Specialization vs General Education, Curriculum History

Kridel, Craig, "The Harvard Redbook and the 1939 Student Council Report," pp. 161-170 in Craig Kridel, ed., Curriculum History. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1989., Craig Kridel

Annotation: Explores the failure of the Harvard Redbook proposals for general education.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Classics of Curriculum Literature, Specialization vs General Education, Higher Education Curriculum, Secondary School Curriculum