Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-190) and index.
Contents
Background : a perspective on the curriculum and curricular research / John W. Meyer -- Description of the curriculum database and the methodologies employed / Aaron Benavot -- Knowledge for the masses : world models and national curricula, 1920-1986 / Aaron Benavot [and others] -- The origins and expansion of primary school curricula : 1800-1920 / Yun-Kyung Cha -- Variant forms : cases of countries with distinct curricula / David H. Kamens -- Language instruction in national curricula, 1850-1986 : the effect of the global system / Yun-Kyung Cha -- A comparative and historical analysis of mathematics and science curricula, 1800-1986 / David H. Kamens and Aaron Benavot -- The evolution and organization of the social science curriculum / Suk-Ying Wong.
Values education in the curriculum : some comparative empirical data / Yun-Kyung Cha, Suk-Ying Wong and John W. Meyer -- The formation of new subjects in mass schooling ; nineteenth century origins and twentieth century diffusion of art and physical education / David H. Kamens and Yun-Kyung Cha -- Conclusion : accounting for a world curriculum / John W. Meyer and David H. Kamens.