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Curriculum Studies Reader

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ISBN-10: 0415520754

ISBN-13: 9780415520751

Edition: 4th 2013 (Revised)

Authors: David J. Flinders, Stephen J. Thornton

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In this much-anticipated third edition of the best-selling anthology, David J. Flinders and Stephen J. Thornton once again bring together the best scholarship in curriculum studies. From John Dewey’s nineteenth-century creed to Nel Noddings’ twenty-first century aims, this thoughtful combination of new and timely essays provides a complete survey of the discipline coupled with concrete examples of innovative curriculum and an examination of contemporary topics. New to this edition are additional historical and contextual pieces from Maria Montessori and Jerome Bruner, and a thoroughly updated collection of contemporary selections, reflecting issues such as standardization, high-stakes…    
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Book details

List price: $38.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 12/5/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 418
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
Looking Back: A Prologue to Curriculum Studies
Scientific Method in Curriculum-Making
A critical Consideration of the New Pedagogy in its Relation to Modern Science
My Pedagogic Creed
The Public School and the Immigrant Child
Dare the School Build a New Social Order
Curriculum At Education's Center Stage
Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction
The Rise of Scientific Curriculum-Making and Its Aftermath
Man: A Course of Study
Objectives
Education Objectives - Help or Hindrance
The Daily Grind
Curriculum and Consciousness
Reconceptualizing Curriculum Theory
The Reconceptualization of Curriculum Studies
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Controlling the Work of Teachers
The Paideia Proposal
The False Promise of the Paideia: A Cricitcal Review of the Paideia Proposal
Implementation as Mutual Adaptation: Change in Classroom Organization Milbrey Wallin McLaughlin
After a Century of Curriculum Thought: Change and Continuity
The Four R's - An Alternative to the Tyler Rational
Centripetal Thinking in Curriculum Studies
High-Stakes Testing and Curriculum Control: A Qualitative Metasynthesis
Standardizing Knowledge in a Multicultural Society
Outside the Core: Accountability in Tested and Untested Subjects
What Does it Mean to Say a School is Doing Well?
Subtractive Schooling, Caring Relations, and Social Capital in the Schooling of U.S. Mexican Youth
Teacher Experiences of Culture in the Curriculum
Interrupting Heteronormativity: Toward a Queer Curriculum Theory
Silence on Gays and Lesbians in Social Studies Curriculum
Gender Perspectives on Educating for Global Citizenship
Moving Beyond Fidelity Expectations: Rethinking Curriculum Reform for Controversial Topics in Post-Communist Setting
Complementary Curriculum: The Work of Ecologically Minded Teachers
Curriculum for the 21st Century