The high school curriculum
By: by Vernon E. Anderson [and others] ed. by Harl R. Douglass.
Contributors: Anderson, Vernon Ellsworth, 1908-
Series: Series in education
Publisher: Ronald Press Co.
Published: 1947
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 661
Subjects: High schools -- United States -- Curricula
Description: The increasing tempo of change in curriculum in secondary schools has led to this present volume. It is aimed at students and graduate students of education, current in-service secondary school teachers and administrators, presenting a collection of essays discussing outstanding developments being tested and put into practice. Subjects addressed include (1) contemporary curriculum thinking and practice, (2) principles and techniques of curriculum construction and revision, (3) general trends, (4) specific trends in subject-matter divisions of the high school curriculum. The authors of the present work are distinguished, known for sound thinking and leadership in the fields they address. Overall, these texts aim for clearness, simplicity, soundness, and practical content, representative of current and forward-looking thinking and practice.
Notes: "Selected references": p. 615-649.