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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337758103321

Autore

Kumar Ashwani

Titolo

Curriculum in International Contexts : Understanding Colonial, Ideological, and Neoliberal Influences / / by Ashwani Kumar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-01983-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 pages)

Collana

Curriculum Studies Worldwide

Disciplina

335.43

375.001

Soggetti

Curriculums (Courses of study)

Education—Curricula

Imperialism

Education—History

International education 

Comparative education

Curriculum Studies

Imperialism and Colonialism

History of Education

International and Comparative Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Curriculum Studies in South Africa: Colonialism, Constructivism, and Outcomes-Based Education -- Chapter 3. Curriculum Studies in Brazil: Marxism, Postmodernism, and Multiculturalism -- Chapter 4. Curriculum Studies in Mexico: Technical Rationality, Curriculum Communities, and Neoliberal Globalization -- Chapter 5. Curriculum As a Process of Conditioning in Asia: Ideology, Politics, and Religion -- Chapter 6. Indian Social Studies Curriculum in Transition: Effects of a Paradigm Shift in Curriculum Discourse -- Chapter 7. Postmodern Turn in North American Social Studies Education: Considering Identities, Contexts, and Discourses -- Chapter 8. The Menace of Neoliberal Education Reforms: Where Capitalism, Behaviorism, and Positivism Meet.



Sommario/riassunto

This book is an exposition of how political, cultural, historical, and economic structures and processes shape the nature and character of curriculum landscapes globally. By developing theoretical connections and providing contextual background, Kumar explores how colonialism and imperialism, state-led ideological control, and the wave of neoliberalism and capitalism insidiously impact the process of curriculum development in different parts of the world. Kumar also underscores how intellectual movements such as Marxism and postmodernism have shaped curriculum theory in varied political and economic settings. By emphasizing the connections between and among diverse cultural and political conceptualizations of curriculum, this volume contributes to the internationalization of curriculum studies discourses.