Sources of Aims

• Spencer’s Report

• Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education

• The Purpose of Education in American Democracy

• Education for All American Youth

• The Central Purpose of American Education

• A Nation at Risk

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Interest Groups

• Educators are confronted by new, vocal pressure groups

• Educators must process the needs and interests of these groups along with those of traditional pressure groups

• In processing the information, educators must both maintain and share professional control, yet address the demands placed on them