By examining the curricula of other countries, we may discover that which we value in our own system. Here's a look at the structure of education in Germany, Japan, and Great Britain.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
AMERICA 2000: An Education Strategy. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, 1991.
2.
Cheney, L.V.American Memory: A Report on the Humanities in the Nation's Public Schools . Washington, D.C.: National Endowment for the Humanities, 1987.
3.
Conant, J.B.The American High School Today. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1959.
4.
—. The Comprehensive High School: A Second Report to Interested Citizens . New York: McGraw-Hill , 1967.
5.
Department of Education and Science.National Curriculum from Policy to Practice. London: Crown copyright, 1989.
6.
Finn, C. E., Jr.We Must Take Charge: Our Schools and Our Future. New York: The Free Press, 1991.
7.
Fishman, S., and Martin, L.Estranged Twins: Education and Society in the Two Germanies . New York: Praeger, 1986.
8.
Lapointe, A.E.; Mead, N.A.; and Phillips, G.W.A World of Difference: An International Assessment of Mathematics and Science . Princeton, N. J.: Educational Testing Service, January 1989.
9.
National Commission on Excellence in Education.A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform . Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office , 1983.
10.
Ravitch, D., and Finn, C. E., Jr.What Do Our 17-Year-Olds Know? A Report of the First National Assessment of History and Literature. New York:Harper and Row, 1987.
11.
Unks, G."The Perils of a Single Language Policy"Educational Leadership , October 1983.
