The Continuing Quest for Rationality in Curriculum Practice
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Has the leadership role of curriculum workers in instruc tional program planning been usurped by recent trends in back to basics and minimum compe tency testing? Is curriculum devel opment a fait accompli of educa tional funding policies, pressure politics, and legislative mandates? Has the current crisis in education restricted the role and function of curriculum specialists to that of "manager of the process for or chestrating mandates," instead of providing creative curriculum lead ership as we typically understand it? These are questions theorists and practitioners alike are asking as they assess the changing role of curriculum workers in the con text of contemporary educational affairs.
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