The Invention of the Secondary Curriculum

by John White

Book Overview

In Britain, and across the world, the traditional secondary school curriculum of discrete academic subjects has long been under fire. What are the rights and wrongs here? How far does an investigation of its origins throw light on the topic? In telling the remarkable story of its development from 1550 to our times, this book describes the shifting motivations - religious, professional, status-orientated, bureaucratic - that have accompanied its rise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230120563
• ISBN13: 9780230120563
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"