Understanding the school curriculum : theory, politics and principles / Alex Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Alex, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Curricula.

Education.

Public schools.

Physical Description:

198 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

"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 policyThe implications of uncertainty and rapid social change for curriculum developmentthe positive and negative influence of free market ideologies on public educationthe impact of globalization and digital technologiesarguments for and against common core curricula and state controlIt 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"-- Provided by publisher.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction: 'a curriculum for the future' 1

2 'Curriculum dynamikos' 17

3 What is it? What's it for? 43

4 'Knowledge' 65

5 Learning in and out of the classroom: the impact (or otherwise) of digital technologies 87

6 Internationalising the curriculum 105

7 Curriculum decision-making 127

8 Hidden, absent, lost: from misrepresentation to myth-recognition 149

9 Alternatives in practice 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index.

ISBN:

9780415630566

0415630568

9780415630573

0415630576

OCLC:

879851471