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Curriculum Adaptations for the Culturally Deprived

Abstract: Democratic education in America recognizes as its enduring purpose the fullest possible development of the individual within the framework of society. There is a continual interaction between the individual and society. "The school as one of the institutions of our society has a responsibility for furthering and preserving the democratic spirit and process in all phases of human relationships and group living.... To accomplish this, the school must be characterized in spirit and in practice by the principles of democratic living."1 Such a result is possible only through a school curriculum which recognizes the needs of the society and the nature and needs of all of the children being served. To the latter consideration this paper is dedicated.