Secondary and Middle School Curriculum

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This course offers a survey of the status and trends of the curricula in American middle and secondary schools. After a consideration of the foundations of the curriculum, the course investigates the differing roles and purposes of middle and secondary schools and how their curricula carry out these roles and purposes. Students consider the place of the various disciplines in the curricula including: vocational occupational, and career education, physical education, guidance, the extra curriculum design and organization, learning in the community programs, and alternative programs. Emphasis is on the curriculum as it relates to the problems and future development of urban schools.