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Schools have always been under presure to change or reform. Recent public criticism of schools provoked an attempt to address weaknesses in American education. Goals 2000 is a legislative effort that would reform schools using national goals for education. Selected goals are highlighted and The Language of Education provides a structure to develop understanding of the goals. We conted that Scheffler’s method for examining the discussion on education and policies developed from it is valid in the contemporary context. The analysis possible using The Language of Education would bring a missing sense of order to educational policy development and possibly give voice to those often disenfranchised by the process.
Carlton H. Bowyer died in 1995, shortly after this paper was completed. This book is dedicated to his memory
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Bowyer, C.H., McCree, H.L. (1997). National Goals for Education and The Language of Education. In: Siegel, H. (eds) Reason and Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5714-8_11
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