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Rethinking the School Curriculum: Values, Aims and Purposes book cover

1st Edition

Rethinking the School Curriculum Values, Aims and Purposes

Edited By John White Copyright 2004
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge
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In 2000, the school curriculum in England was equipped - for the first time in the country's history - with an extensive set of aims and purposes. In this book, leading experts in the teaching of school subjects examine the significance of the new aims for the reform of the curriculum. In two general introductory chapters John White discusses the validity of the aims and how they might be realized... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction, John White; Chapter 2 Shaping a curriculum, John White; Chapter 3 Art and design, John Steers; Chapter 4 Design and technology, Richard Kimbell; Chapter 5 English, Bethan Marshall; Chapter 6 Geography, David Lambert; Chapter 7 History, Terry Haydn; Chapter 8 Mathematics, Peter Gill; Chapter 9 Modern foreign languages, Kevin Williams; Chapter 10 Music, Charles Plummeridge, Keith Swanwick; Chapter 11 Physical education, Dawn Penney; Chapter 12 Religious education, Michael Hand; Chapter 13 Science, Edgar Jenkins; Chapter 14 Conclusion, John White;

Biography

John White is Professor of Philosophy of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London and has written extensively on the subject of the National Curriculum.

'RE has some way to go before it can meet the needs of pupils growing up in the 21st century. Let's hope that the new national framework will help in that process and that those considering it will read this book.' - Ed-Lines

'Humanists interested in education and dissatisfied with the school curriculum will find much support in Rethinking the School Curriculum ... Good stuff!' - Humanists News

'This is an important book. It will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in the future of English and is an essential reference point for all those with a role in developing the curriculum.' - EnglishDramaMedia

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