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Critical essays on major curriculum theorists
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New York, NY : Routledge, 2008
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viii, 162 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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9780415339841

9780415339834

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This book is a critical appreciation of the work of sixteen leading curriculum theorists, taking account of the writings of a balance of established thinkers and curriculum analysts from the fields of education, philosophy, sociology and psychology. Together these commentators offer a broad perspective with views from the UK, the US and Europe, and from a range of political stances ranging from radical conservatism through liberalism to socialism and libertarianism.
The theorists include major names such as Lev Vygotsky, Jerome Bruner, Maxine Greene, Basil Bernstein, Micheal Foucault, Elliott Eisner, John White, Michael Apple and more. Ideal for students on all teacher training courses looking for an introduction to some of the key educational thinkers of our time, this key text can also be used as a companion volume to the Routledge four-volume set on curriculum theory.


Table of Contents

Introduction
Behavioural ObjectivesW.H.Popham
Lawrence Stenhouse and the Process Curriculum
FoundationalismPaul Hirst
Michel Foucault and Power-Knowledge
Michael Apple on Structure
Basil Bernstein on Pedagogy
Lev Vygotsky and Internalisation
Jerome Bruner and Psycho-Cultural Views on Learning
Henri Giroux and Critical Pedagogy
Donald Schon and Reflection
John White on Autonomy
13. Post-modernism and the Curriculum