Curriculum in Context

`A wealth of material for educators in schools, universities and other educational settings. They will also be a substantial resource for students undertaking higher degree studies in education.... Sure to make a significant contribution to policy development, educational practice and school reform in future′ - Teacher Development

• Perspectives on the Context of Curriculum - Bob Moon and Patricia MurphyPART ONE: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVESConstructing the Concept of Curriculum on the Wisconsin Frontier - Herbert M KliebardHow School Restructuring Sustained a Pedagogical RevolutionMovers and Shakers - Tony TaylorHigh Politics and the Origins of the English National CurriculumTechnical Education and State Formation in Nineteenth-Century England and France - Andy GreenAssessment and the Emergence of Modern Society - Patricia BroadfootPART TWO: CULTURAL PERSPECTIVESValues and Aims in Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks - Joanna Le M[ac]etaisA 16-Nation Review′Quality′ in Early Childhood Programmes - Martin WoodheadA Contextually Appropriate ApproachValid Knowledge and the Problem of Practical Arts Curricula - Theodore LewisCulture, Mind, and Education - Jerome BrunerPART THREE: CHANGE PERSPECTIVESVision and Constraint in Curriculum Change - Ken Harley and Volker WedekindA Case Study of South African Secondary School PrincipalsRecent Curriculum Change in Post-Pinochet Chile - Ruth Aedo-Richmond and Mark RichmondCurriculum Development and New Information Technology - Robert McCormickRace, Culture, and Curriculum Development in the USA - Crain SoudienA Study of the Process of Introducing a Multicultural Dimension into the CurriculumPrinciples for Reflecting on the Curriculum in France - Pierre BourdieuGetting to Scale with Good Educational Practice - Richard F Elmore