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Sociology in the high school curriculum: A problem in cultural delay

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Curriculum innovation in high school sociology is examined in relation to problems of (1) rationale and ideological dilemmas, (2) resources, and (3) structural features of the educational system. The argument is illustrated primarily with reference to experience in the Ontario curriculum. From these considerations, some effort is made to disengage a more general framework for the study of resistance to curriculum change.

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L'innovation de programmes d'études en école secondaire, classe Sociologie, est examinée relativement aux problèmes (1) d'analyse raisonnée et de conflits idéologiques, (2) de ressources, et (3) de caractéristiques de la structure du système d'enseignement. L'argument est principalement illustré en se référant à l'expérience dans le programme d'études de l'Ontario. De ces considérations, l'auteur s'efforce à dégager une charpente plus générale pour létude de l'opposition aux changements de programmes d'études.

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    Richard Carlton

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Carlton, R. Sociology in the high school curriculum: A problem in cultural delay. Interchange 3, 178–187 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02137643

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