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crl-16269	Alexander, Jean M.	Curriculum Materials Collections and Centers: Legacies from the Past, Visions of the Future. Ed. Rita Kohrman. Chicago: American Library Association, 2012. 265p. alk. paper, $48 (ISBN 9780838986028). LC 2011-45087.	2012	1	.pdf	application/pdf	562	29	53	Rita Kohrman of Grand Valley State University and Suzan A. Alteri of Wayne State University provide illuminating histories of the develop- ment of curriculum laboratories at normal schools (vocational schools for teacher preparation) and subsequent changes in higher education that led to a devaluation of practical teacher training and hence the closing of many CMCs. Jo Ann Carr of the University of Wisconsin-Madison also maintains that national trends in teacher education indi- cate that CMCs can serve as “educational technology resource centers.”	cache/crl-16269.pdf	txt/crl-16269.txt