Curriculum Study through Teachers as Participant-Observers.

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Title: Curriculum Study through Teachers as Participant-Observers.
Language: English
Authors: Yoder, Nancy
Source: Education. Spr 1981 101(3):217-222.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 1981
Document Type: Journal Articles
Opinion Papers
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods
Abstract: Suggests that teachers can observe and research the processes of cultural transmission occurring in the classroom, and that their descriptions of "what is" can serve as a real-life database for the decisions of curriculum planners, present models for future study and evaluation, and illuminate questions of educational significance. (JD)
Journal Code: CIJSEP1981
Entry Date: 1981
Accession Number: EJ246220
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Suggests that teachers can observe and research the processes of cultural transmission occurring in the classroom, and that their descriptions of "what is" can serve as a real-life database for the decisions of curriculum planners, present models for future study and evaluation, and illuminate questions of educational significance. (JD)