Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era Teaching and Learning in an Age of Accountability

Name: Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era Teaching and Learning in an Age of Accountability
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ISBN: 9780415808569

ISBN-10: 0415808561

ISBN-13: 9780415808569

Edition: 3rd 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Patrick Slattery

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Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Eraprovided the first introduction to and analysis of contemporary concepts of curriculum development in relation to postmodernism. It challenged educators to transcend purely traditional approaches to curriculum development and instead to incorporate various postmodern discourses into their reflection and action in schools. Since its publication in 1995, the curriculum studies field has exploded, the very notion of the postmodern has shifted and the landscape of American schooling has changed dramatically - federal policies like "No Child Left Behind" have dramatically increased the focus on accountability and consequently what and how teachers…

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List price: $56.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 9/26/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 348
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Preface to the Third Edition


Introduction



Curriculum Development as a Field of Study



Introduction to Curriculum Development, Reconceptualization, and Postmodernity



Historical Perspectives on Curriculum as a Field of Study



The Reconceptualization of Curriculum Studies



Postmodern Schooling, Curriculum, and the Theological Text



Complicated Conversations in Contemporary Curriculum Development



The Hermeneutic Circle and the Interpretative Process



Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Ethnicity in a Multicultural and Diverse Milieu



Postmodern Philosophies in Curriculum Studies



Curriculum for Interdependence and Ecological Sustainability



Utopian Visions, Democracy, and the Egalitarian Ideal



Aesthetic Inquiry, Arts-Based Research, and the Proleptic Moment



Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era



Time and Complexity



A Vision of Curriculum in the Postmodern Era


Glossary


References


Subject index


Name index