Cultures of Curriculum
Author | : Pamela Bolotin Joseph |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780805822748 |
ISBN-13 | : 0805822747 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This book is designed to foster awareness, examination, and deliberation about the curricula planned for and carried out in classrooms and schools, to inspire conversations about theory and practice. The framework of inquiry elucidates the concept of curriculum as culture; highlights patterns of curricular thinking that have influenced the development of the concept of cultures of curriculum; gives historical insight about shifting educational and social priorities that have influenced the course of curriculum; and integrates moral and political discourse into recognition and discussion of curriculum. Contents: - Conceptualizing Curriculum - Understanding Curriculum as Culture - Training for Work and Survival - Connecting to the Canon - Developing Self and Spirit - Constructing Understanding - Deliberating Democracy - Confronting the Dominant Order - Reculturing Curriculum.