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"Knowledge and the Future of the Curriculum: International Studies in Social Realism is about the central purpose of schooling - to provide students with equitable access to powerful curriculum knowledge that is ultimately capable of taking them beyond their experiences. This collection presents a social realist understanding of the role of knowledge as a progressive option in support of social and educational justice. It moves beyond mere critique by offering a rationale for determining what should be taught and how it should be taught. It is an account justified by a theory of knowledge that acknowledges both its social location and its emergent and objective properties. Each chapter argues in creative and innovative ways for a curriculum and pedagogy that will enable all students to access powerful knowledge"--
List of contents
1. Introduction: Knowledge and the Future of the Curriculum; Elizabeth Rata and Brian Barrett 2. Social Realism and the Problem of the Problem of Knowledge in the Sociology of Education; Rob Moore 3. On the Powers of Powerful Knowledge; Michael Young and Johan Muller 4. Powerful Knowledge, Esoteric Knowledge, Curriculum Knowledge; John Beck 5. Knowledge and Democracy: The Strife of the Dialectic; Elizabeth Rata 6. Risky Business: The Marginalisation of Knowledge in American Education Reform since A Nation at Risk; Brian Barrett 7. The Missing 'Voice' of Knowledge in Knowledge and Skills; Chris Corbel 8. Pathways to Powerful Knowledge: A Case for Music's 'Voice'; Graham McPhail 9. 'Neither Existence nor Future': The Social Realist Challenge to School Geography; John Morgan 10. Powerful Knowledge in History: Disciplinary Strength or Weakened Episteme?; Barbara Ormond 11. Sequencing Rules as a Condition of Knowledge Structure; Jeanne Gamble 12. Building Knowledge: The Significance of Semantic Waves; Karl Maton 13. Practical Knowledge of Teaching: What Counts?; Yael Shalem and Lynn Slonimsky
About the author
John Beck, University of Cambridge, UK
Chris Corbel, University of Melbourne, Australia
Jeanne Gamble, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Karl Maton, University of Sydney, Australia
Graham McPhail, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Rob Moore, University of Cambridge, UK
John Morgan, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Johan Muller, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Barbara Ormond, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Yael Shalem, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Lynne Slonimsky, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Michael Young, University of London, UK
Report
"Knowledge and the Future of the Curriculum, packs in a collection of 'powerful' analyses from seminal scholars working in diverse areas of research and international contexts, and who share a common vision for what a future-oriented curriculum must look like if it is to be both socially just and truly progressive ... The book will be of particular interest to graduate schools of education seeking rigorous programs of study, especially considering the rich theoretical framework presented and the application of the framework to various debates occurring in the field as well as to various research programs." - International Studies in Sociology of Education
