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What process is more popularly known as 'Taylorism'?
What process is more popularly known as 'Taylorism'?
According to Bobbitt, what dictates the pupil-experiences in education?
According to Bobbitt, what dictates the pupil-experiences in education?
What did scientific management provide in US education according to Kliebard?
What did scientific management provide in US education according to Kliebard?
What does Bobbitt emphasize in his concept of 'factorylike efficiency' in education?
What does Bobbitt emphasize in his concept of 'factorylike efficiency' in education?
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What does Taylorism secure according to Noble?
What does Taylorism secure according to Noble?
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According to Bobbitt, what dictates the supervision and other functions in attaining desired results in education?
According to Bobbitt, what dictates the supervision and other functions in attaining desired results in education?
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What was a dominant model guiding education in the US during a critical time period?
What was a dominant model guiding education in the US during a critical time period?
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What did scholars like Kliebard previously associate scientific management in the curriculum with?
What did scholars like Kliebard previously associate scientific management in the curriculum with?
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Why was scientific management considered a dominant model in education according to recent research?
Why was scientific management considered a dominant model in education according to recent research?
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What shaped the thinking of various key stakeholders for the remainder of the twentieth century?
What shaped the thinking of various key stakeholders for the remainder of the twentieth century?
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What did business leaders, public officials, educators, and parents generally hold as unquestioned beliefs according to the text?
What did business leaders, public officials, educators, and parents generally hold as unquestioned beliefs according to the text?
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What was a common misconception about scientific management in the curriculum according to more recent research?
What was a common misconception about scientific management in the curriculum according to more recent research?
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What is the main point about 'social efficiency' made in the text?
What is the main point about 'social efficiency' made in the text?
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What became hegemonic in the US in terms of school and curricular reform?
What became hegemonic in the US in terms of school and curricular reform?
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How are the logics of scientific management related to modern-day educational structures?
How are the logics of scientific management related to modern-day educational structures?
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What is the significance of the claims regarding the links between 'social efficiency' and schools/curriculum in the text?
What is the significance of the claims regarding the links between 'social efficiency' and schools/curriculum in the text?
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In what way did contemporary curriculum scholars wrongly conceptualize 'social efficiency'?
In what way did contemporary curriculum scholars wrongly conceptualize 'social efficiency'?
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What do the text's references to Callahan (1964) and Apple (1979/2004) signify?
What do the text's references to Callahan (1964) and Apple (1979/2004) signify?
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Study Notes
School Reform and Scientific Management
- By the 1920s, business leaders were no longer driving school reform, but their core assumptions about education, the economy, and a stable society had become widely accepted.
- These assumptions, which shaped the thinking of various stakeholders, included the relationships between education, the economy, and a stable society, and between business and schools.
The Dominance of Scientific Management
- Scientific management became the dominant model guiding education in the US, partly due to the make-up of school boards, mass schooling, and the struggle between capital and labor.
- Scientific management, also known as 'social efficiency,' aimed to optimize education through efficient production and management.
The Origins of Scientific Management
- Scientific management was developed by Frederick Taylor, who emphasized the importance of gathering information, analyzing it scientifically, and dictating the most efficient ways for workers to complete tasks.
- Taylor's approach secured managerial control over the production process and laid the foundation for the systematic reorganization of work.
Application of Scientific Management in Education
- Curriculum leaders such as Bobbitt, Snedden, and others applied scientific management principles to US education, focusing on objectives, efficiency, and factory-like production.
- Bobbitt (1920) argued that objectives dictate the curriculum, methods, and materials, which in turn dictate supervision, finance, and other functions.
The Legacy of Scientific Management
- Despite challenges to the concept of 'social efficiency,' the structures of school and curricular reform associated with Taylorism and efficient production became hegemonic in the US.
- The logics of scientific management can be traced directly back to the school reform movements of the early 1900s and are still present in modern day educational structures.
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