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Curriculum Materials Collections And Centers: Legacies From The Past, Visions Of The Future, Rita Kohrman Dec 2011

Curriculum Materials Collections And Centers: Legacies From The Past, Visions Of The Future, Rita Kohrman

Rita Kohrman

The history of curriculum materials centers and collections can be traced from the earliest times and must continue to to relevant to the every changing nature of teacher education. This book addresses the past, present, and future conditions of these unique libraries and collections.


From Collections To Laboratories To Centers: Development Of The Curriculum Materials Collections Or Centers To 1940, Rita Kohrman Dec 2011

From Collections To Laboratories To Centers: Development Of The Curriculum Materials Collections Or Centers To 1940, Rita Kohrman

Rita Kohrman

The need for curriculum materials collections/centers is evident with the study of the development of education practices in the United States. "Keeping-school" was viewed with such disdain that anyone without training was believed to be able to teach - "Any farmer can teach" (Bowen, 1887, p. 14). As education became more important to the growth of the nation and its citizens, teacher preparation changed from mimicking how one was taught to being viewed as a science and requiring its own laboratories similar to science and medical laboratories.