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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED021007 AUTHOR: CLEMENTS, H. MILLARD
TITLE: CITIES AND SCHOOLS.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1967
NOTE: 5P.
ABSTRACT: THIS DISCUSSION OF URBAN EDUCATION BRIEFLY
ANALYZES THE OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF LARGE CITIES AND
SCHOOLS. IT IS FELT THAT THE PRESENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM,
WHICH PROVIDES ONLY ONE FORM OF EDUCATION FOR ALL PUPILS,
INCONGRUOUSLY REFLECTS THE ADHERENCE TO ESTABLISHED VALUES,
LIMITED OPPORTUNITY FOR CHOICE, AND GENERAL ROUTINIZATION
WHICH ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF SMALL TOWN SCHOOLS. IF URBAN
SCHOOLS ARE TO BE MEANINGFUL, THEY MUST PRESERVE THE BASIC
FREEDOMS AND AMENITIES OF CITY LIFE. EDUCATORS IN LARGE
CITIES SHOULD ENCOURAGE EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY AND
INDEPENDENT THINKING, AND BE WILLING TO TAKE RISKS.
CURRICULUM MATERIAL SHOULD BE AUTHENTIC AND ACCURATE. OTHER
INNOVATIONS MIGHT INCLUDE THE DECENTRALIZATION OF CITY
SCHOOLS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PARKS WHICH
WOULD OFFER A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THIS
ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN "PHI DELTA KAPPAN," VOLUME 49,
NUMBER 2, OCTOBER 1967. (NH)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Cultural-Pluralism;
Curriculum-Development;
Decentralization-; Educational-Innovation; Instructional
Materials; Public-Education; Urban-Environment; Urban
Planning; Urban-Problems; Urban-Teaching; Values-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Educational-Needs; *Rural-Urban
Differences; *Urban-Education; *Urban-Schools
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