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spiral curriculum  

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  • The spiral curriculum is a key feature of the curriculum design process popularized through Jerome Bruner's post-Sputnik classic, The Process of Education. Although John Dewey wrote of a similar principle, his notion of spiraling focused on the learner's experience and the interrelated-ness of all areas of knowledge. [Source: Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies; Spiral Curriculum]

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