3rd Edition
Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era Teaching and Learning in an Age of Accountability
Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Introduction
Part I Curriculum Development as a Field of Study
1. Introduction to Curriculum Development, Reconceptualization, and Postmodernity
2. Historical Perspectives on Curriculum as a Field of Study
3. The Reconceptualization of Curriculum Studies
4. Postmodern Schooling, Curriculum, and the Theological Text
Part II Complicated Conversations in Contemporary Curriculum Development
5. The Hermeneutic Circle and the Interpretative Process
6. Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Ethnicity in a Multicultural and Diverse Milieu
7. Postmodern Philosophies in Curriculum Studies
8. Curriculum for Interdependence and Ecological Sustainability
9. Utopian Visions, Democracy, and the Egalitarian Ideal
10. Aesthetic Inquiry, Arts-Based Research, and the Proleptic Moment
Part III Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era
11. Time and Complexity
12. A Vision of Curriculum in the Postmodern Era
Glossary
References
Subject Index
Name Index
Biography
Patrick Slattery is Regents Scholar and Professor of Curriculum Development and Philosophy of Education at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Teaching, Learning & Culture and Educational Administration & Human Resource Development.
'This book is well organized and well-written; the original thought, academic base and depth of scholarship are above par. This definitive book is highly recommended for educators and educational leaders, curriculum development specialist, researchers and policy advocators of higher learning, doctoral students in all disciplines, trainers and those particularly interested in improving the dynamics of learning.' - Citizenship, Social and Economics Education
