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cult of efficiency  

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  • The term cult of efficiency comes from the title of a book published by educational historian Raymond E. Callahan in 1962, Education and the Cult of Efficiency: A Study of the Forces That Have Shaped the Administration of the Public Schools. As the book title implies, its major focus was on the topic of school administration. [Source: Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies; Cult of Efficiency]

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