Change and the Curriculum

Name: Change and the Curriculum
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ISBN: 9781853961540

ISBN-10: 185396154X

ISBN-13: 9781853961540

Edition: 1992

Authors: Geva M. Blenkin, T. Gwyn Edwards, A. Vic Kelly

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Curriculum change has been a major feature of United Kingdom education for several decades as attempts have been made to ensure that the school curriculum responds to changes in society. A great deal of curriculum change however has been mishandled and has lost much of its potential effectiveness. Yet, a lot has been learnt about curriculum innovation, change and development, and about the most effective means for bringing these about. Much has also been learnt about the effects of innovations which have not been well planned. Through the work of the Schools Council and other national agencies, the difficulties of achieving effective curriculum change through centralized initiatives and…

Book details

List price: $79.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 4/28/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 5.83" wide x 8.39" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

For many years A.V. Kelly was Dean of Education and Professor of Curriculum Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is now retired but continues to work in Education.




The Concept of Change


Response to the Notion of Change


Technological Change and Social Change


Education and Change


Concepts of Curriculum


Summary and Conclusions



Educational Change: A Theoretical Overview


Curriculum Change


The Background


Early Theories of Curriculum Change


Recent and Emergent Theoretical Perspectives


Summary and Conclusions



National Agencies and Curriculum Change


Agencies for Supporting Curriculum Change and Development


The Impact of Agencies for Assessment and Monitoring


Agencies for Policy Implementation and Control


Summary and Conclusions



School-Centred Innovation


School-Centred Innovation


The Origins


School-Based Curriculum Development


Action Research


School Self-Evaluation and School-Based Review


Summary and Conclusions



Curriculum Change and Educational Discourse


Rhetoric


The Legitimation of Discourse


Summary and Conclusions