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This paper explores the relationship between society and school from the point of
view of chaos theory with the purpose to understand the deficiencies in teacher
education programs and to offer suggestions for their improvement. Based on the
ideas of the postmodern curriculum theorist William Doll, it examines the
paradigm shifts of world views from pre-modern to post-modern times and their
implications for education. The methodology is theoretical analysis. The findings
will show that classrooms are fractal in nature and reflect the society of which they
are a part. Therefore, it is necessary to understand that the function of school goes
beyond passing generations along or changing society. Today’s schools must
bridge the gap between a modernist education system and a post-modern,
globalized knowledge society. The paper concludes with examples that use those
findings to improve the praxis of pre-service teacher education.
