The primary purpose of this paper in this course [is] not to gather together and amass learning and scholarship, but to give an examination of the question, turn the matter in as reflective a way as possible.

I expect that you will consult some outside references in your work, and use APA style. However, following Dewey, a paper on a conceptual topic like social theory is characterized more by thoughtful and careful analysis on your part than an accumulation of sources and ideas from other people.

Therefore, only consult and cite sources that illuminate or support your own assertions and argument. I will evaluate your paper on clarity, rigor, quality of analysis and of synthesis, argumentation, and style

The topic is :

Educational aims as a point of debate in school or higher education reform.