Struggle for the American Curriculum, 1893-1958

Herbert M. Kliebard is Professor Emeritus of Educational Policy Studies and Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is the author of Schooled to Work: Vocationalism and the AmericanCurriculum, 1876-1946.

"Almost by definition, a classic text resists revision. But Herbert Kliebard's Struggle for the AmericanCurriculum is a welcome exception. Retaining its focus upon conflicts between curriculum theorists, Kliebard's latest edition adds new chapters about changes in school subjects themselves. The result is a lot like Herb Kliebard himself: concise, witty, graceful, and wise. Kliebard is a gentleman as well as a scholar, and it shows." -- Jonathan Zimmerman, New York UniversityPraise for the previous editions"Kliebard's book has many strengths: it is lucidly written and the author discusses a wide range of issues and people in a succinct, fair, and scholarly manner. For these reasons alone it should appeal to a wide audience." -- Harvard Educational ReviewPraise for the previous editions"Just as Kliebard's was an impressive voice calling for the study of curriculum history, so his own response to that need is impressive. The Struggle for the American Curriculum,1893-1958 is well-researched and gracefully written, insightful as well as interesting." -- Teachers College Record

• Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. Curriculum Ferment in the 1890s 2. The Curriculum versus the Child 3. The Curriculum of the Dewey School 4. Scientific Curriculum-Making and the Rise of Social Efficiency as an Educational Ideal 5. Some Subject Realignment and the Triumph of Vocationalism 6. From Home-Project to Experience Curriculum 7. The Great Depression and the Heyday of Social Meliorism 8. The Hybridization of the Curriculum 9. The Mounting Challenge to the Subject Curriculum 10. The State of School Subjects at Midcentury 11. Life Adjustment Education and the End of an Era Afterword