Judging by the Way Curriculum Has Been Determined in the Past

question 46

Multiple Choice

Judging by the way curriculum has been determined in the past and by expectations about how it will be determined in the future, it is probably most accurate to say that

• A) changes in society's needs and expectations drive curricular changes more than changes in curriculum drive changes in society.
• B) changes in curriculum are very effective ways to bring about changes in society's needs and expectations.
• C) the history of education provides little evidence of a strong relationship between society and educational curricula.
• D) at this point we know very little about what drives curricular changes.

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