Curriculum Books

New and Published Books

1. Language Planning in Primary Schools in Asia

   Edited by Richard Baldauf, Robert Kaplan, Knonko Kamwangamalu, Pauline Bryant

   In foreign language education, decisions must be taken on what languages to teach, who will teach them, in which schools (i.e. all, only urban, only rural), in which grades, the number of hours a week, and the cost involved. This book explores the answers to these questions across a number of Asian...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
2. Civic Education for Diverse Citizens in Global Times

   Rethinking Theory and Practice

   Edited by Beth C. Rubin, James M. Giarelli

   Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

   This book explores four interrelated themes: rethinking civic education in light of the diversity of U.S. society; re-examining these notions in an increasingly interconnected global context; re-considering the ways that civic education is researched and practiced; and taking stock of where we are...

   Published March 1st 2012 by Routledge
3. The Education of Eros

   A History of Education and the Problem of Adolescent Sexuality

   By Dennis L. Carlson

   Series: Studies in Curriculum Theory Series

   The Education of Eros is the first and only comprehensive history of sexuality education and the “problem” of adolescent sexuality from the mid-20th century to the beginning of the 21st. It explores how professional health educators, policy makers, and social and religious conservatives...

   Published February 12th 2012 by Routledge
4. Art and Social Justice Education

   Culture as Commons

   Edited by Therese M. Quinn, John Ploof, Lisa J. Hochtritt

   Art and Social Justice Education offers inspiration and tools for educators to craft critical, meaningful, and transformative arts education curriculum and arts integration projects. The images, descriptive texts, essays, and resources are grounded within a clear social justice framework...

   Published December 18th 2011 by Routledge
5. The Impact of Reform Instruction on Student Mathematics Achievement

   An Example of a Summative Evaluation of a Standards-Based Curriculum

   By Thomas A. Romberg, Mary C. Shafer

   Series: Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series

   Summarizing data derived from a four-year combined longitudinal/ cross-sectional comparative study of the implementation of one standards-based middle school curriculum program, Mathematics in Context, this book demonstrates the challenges of conducting comparative longitudinal research in the...

   Published October 4th 2011 by Routledge
6. Mathematics Teachers at Work

   Connecting Curriculum Materials and Classroom Instruction

   Edited by Janine T. Remillard, Beth A. Herbel-Eisenmann, Gwendolyn M. Lloyd

   Series: Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series

   This book compiles and synthesizes existing research on teachers’ use of mathematics curriculum materials and the impact of curriculum materials on teaching and teachers, with a particular emphasis on – but not restricted to – those materials developed in the 1990s in response to the NCTM’s...

   Published August 11th 2011 by Routledge
7. What Is Curriculum Theory?

   2nd Edition

   By William F. Pinar

   Series: Studies in Curriculum Theory Series

   This primer for teachers (prospective and practicing) asks readers to question the historical present and their relation to it, and in so doing, to construct their own understandings of what it means to teach, to study, to become "educated" in the present moment. Curriculum theory is the scholarly...

   Published August 2nd 2011 by Routledge
8. Languages of Education

   Protestant Legacies, National Identities, and Global Aspirations

   By Daniel Tröhler

   Series: Studies in Curriculum Theory Series

   In this landmark contribution to the study of the formation of the modern school, Daniel Tröhler applies one of the most recognized methods of historical research to an analysis of the "language" of the academic discipline of education. Arguing the value of looking at languages rather than...

   Published May 24th 2011 by Routledge
9. Cultures of Curriculum

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Pamela Bolotin Joseph

   Series: Studies in Curriculum Theory Series

   Using "cultures of curriculum" as a lens, this clear, compelling text reveals and critically examines the belief systems and classroom practices of curricular orientations in contemporary American society. It is designed to foster awareness, examination, and deliberation about the curricula planned...

   Published November 7th 2010 by Routledge
10. Transnational and Borderland Studies in Mathematics Education

    Edited by Richard S. Kitchen, Marta Civil

    Series: Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series

    Every year, significant numbers of immigrant children from Mexico enter classrooms in the United States. These immigrants comprise a heterogeneous group of students with diverse needs, abilities, and experiences. Transnational and Borderland Studies in Mathematics Education is the first...

    Published October 11th 2010 by Routledge