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Understanding the School Curriculum - Couverture souple

Moore, Alex

 
9780415630573: Understanding the School Curriculum
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0415630576 ISBN 13 : 9780415630573
Editeur : Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

At a time of rapid social change and numerous policy initiatives, there is a need to question the nature and function of school curricula and the purposes of formal public education. Comparing curriculum developments around the globe, Understanding the School Curriculum draws on a range of educational, philosophical and sociological theories to examine the question 'What is a curriculum for?' In considering different answers to this fundamental question, it explores a range of topical issues and debates, including:

  • tensions and dynamics within curriculum policy
  • The implications of uncertainty and rapid social change for curriculum development
  • the positive and negative influence of free market ideologies on public education
  • the impact of globalization and digital technologies
  • arguments for and against common core curricula and state control

It examines the possibility of a school curriculum that is not shaped and monitored by dominant interests but that has as its founding principles the promotion of responsibility, responsiveness, a love of learning, and a sense of wonder and respect for the natural and social world.

Understanding the School Curriculum is for all students following undergraduate and Masters courses in curriculum, public policy and education-related subjects. It is also for all training and practising teachers who wish to combine a deeper understanding of major curriculum issues with a critical understanding of the ways in which ideologies impact on formal state education, and to consider ways of producing school curricula that are appropriate to the times we live in.

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À propos de l'auteur

Alex Moore is an Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0415630576
ISBN 13 
9780415630573
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
206
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Personne responsable
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