Critical Curriculum Studies Education, Consciousness, and the Politics of Knowing

Name: Critical Curriculum Studies Education, Consciousness, and the Politics of Knowing
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ISBN: 9780415877121

ISBN-10: 0415877121

ISBN-13: 9780415877121

Edition: 2012

Authors: Wayne Au

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Critical Curriculum Studies: Education, Consciousness, and the Politics of Knowingoffers a novel framework for thinking about how curriculum relates to students#xE2;#xAC;" understanding of the world around them. Wayne Au brings together curriculum theory, critical educational studies, and feminist standpoint theory with practical examples of teaching for social justice to argue for a transformative curriculum that challenges existing inequity in social, educational, and economic relations. Making use of the work of important scholars such as Freire, Vygotsky, Hartsock, Harding, and others, Critical Curriculum Studies, argues that we must understand the relationship between the curriculum…

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List price: $72.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/27/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 6.22" wide x 8.98" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Series Editor Introduction




Introduction: Contradiction in Curriculum Studies



With and Within the World: Developing a Dialectical Conception of Consciousness



Epistemology and Educational Experience: Curriculum, the Accessibility of Knowledge, and Complex Environmental Design



Developing Curricular Standpoint: Strong Objectivity and the Politics of School Knowledge



Curriculum of the Oppressed: Curricular Standpoint in Practice



Conclusion: Critical Consciousness, Relative Autonomy, and the Curriculum


References


Author Biography


Index