1st Edition
Curriculum as Institution and Practice Essays in the Deliberative Tradition
By William A. Reid
Copyright 1999
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume brings together a collection of essays by William A. Reid that present and elaborate the deliberative tradition of curriculum theory, and examine the implications of a deliberative perspective for approaches to policy making and school systems. The essays illustrate the development of Reid's understanding of the deliberative tradition and his efforts to extend it from a focus on... Read more
Contents: Preface. Introduction. Part I: Curriculum as Practice. The Idea of the Practical. Practical Reasoning and Curriculum Decisions. The Method of the Practical. Curriculum Research Within a Practical Perspective. Schwab's Conception of Liberal Education. Does Schwab Improve on Tyler? Part II: Curriculum as Institution. The Institutional Context of Curriculum Deliberation. The Problem of Curriculum Change. Curricular Topics as Institutional Categories. Curriculum Change and the Evolution of Educational Constituencies. On the Origins of the Institutional Categories of Schooling. The Institutional Character of the Curriculum of Schooling. Appendix: The Language of Deliberation: A Glossary.
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Reid, William A.
