Understanding Curriculum

An Introduction to the Study of Historical and Contemporary Curriculum Discourses

• Author(s): William F. Pinar,
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Pages: 1143
• ISBN_10: 0820426016
  ISBN_13: 9780820426013
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / General , Education / Aims & Objectives , Education / Curricula , Education / Schools / Levels / Elementary , Education / Special Education / Physical Disabilities , Education / Special Education / Behavioral, Emotional & Social Disabilities , Education / Teaching / General , Education / Leadership , Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General , Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects , Education / Teacher Training & Certification ,

Description:... Perhaps not since Ralph Tyler's (1949) Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction has a book communicated the field as completely as Understanding Curriculum. From historical discourses to breaking developments in feminist, poststructuralist, and racial theory, including chapters on political theory, phenomenology, aesthetics, theology, international developments, and a lengthy chapter on institutional concerns, the American curriculum field is here. It will be an indispensable textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses alike.