Understanding the School Curriculum - Theory, Politics and Principles

At a time of numerous policy initiatives and rapid social change, there is a need for curriculum designers and theorists to question the nature and function of school curricula and the purposes of formal public education. Comparing the English National Curriculum with curriculum developments around the globe, Alex Moore draws on a range of educational, philosophical and sociological theories to address the question 'What is a curriculum for?'.
Understanding the School Curriculum will support all students following undergraduate and Masters courses in curriculum, public policy and education-related subjects, as well as training and practicing teachers.

List of contents

Introduction 1. ‘What’s it for?’ Abiding issues for curriculum theory and design 2. Newer challenges. Learning in and out of school - the impact or otherwise of digital technologies and globalization 3. Tomorrow’s World. Educating for uncertainty and change: a ‘curriculum for the future’? 4. Curriculum Content: Who Decides? The school, the state and ‘the Market’ 5. Hidden, absent, lost. What’s missing from the school curriculum? 6. Resisting resistance. What’s To Be Done? From mis-representation to myth-recognition

About the author

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

Product details

• Authors: Alex Moore
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.11.2014
• EAN: 9780415630566
• ISBN: 978-0-415-63056-6
• No. of pages: 206
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Curricula, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Curriculum planning & development, Educational strategies and policy, Curriculum planning and development