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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > publications > Educational Wastelands
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > publications > Educational Wastelands
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communications media > publications > Educational Wastelands
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > communications media > publications > Educational Wastelands
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > curriculum studies > publications > Educational Wastelands
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > information materials > publications > Educational Wastelands

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Educational Wastelands  

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  • In 1952, Arthur Bestor, a professor of history at the University of Illinois, submitted a series of resolutions to the American Historical Association contending that educational theorists and school administrators devised programs of teacher training that degraded academic subjects. A year later, Bestor published these complaints in his book Educational Wastelands. [Source: Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies; Educational Wastelands]

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