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Record Nr.

UNINA9910958736203321

Autore

Luke Allan

Titolo

Curriculum, Syllabus Design and Equity : A Primer and Model

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-59003-4

9786613902481

0-203-83345-7

1-136-84344-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Classificazione

EDU000000EDU007000EDU029000

Altri autori (Persone)

WoodsAnnette

WeirKatie

Disciplina

375.001

Soggetti

Curriculum planning -- Methodology

Educational equalization

Social justice -- Study and teaching

Curriculum planning - Methodology

Educational equalization - Study and teaching

Social justice

Education

Social Sciences

Theory & Practice of Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: The Practical Problem of Curriculum Making; 2 Curriculum Design, Equity and the Technical Form of the Curriculum; 3 School Subjects and Academic Disciplines: The Differences; 4 Curriculum Policy Guidelines: Context, Structures and Functions; 5 The Technological Solution to Reading Education: A Century of Frustration; 6 Sustaining Teacher Professionalism in the Context of Standards Referenced Assessment Reform; 7 Social Justice Visions and Curriculum Realities in the Early Years of Education



8 Curricular Conversations: Literacy Teaching and Learning in the Middle Years9 Improving Secondary Schools; 10 Generalizing Across Borders: Policy and the Limits of Educational Science; List of Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Curriculum scholars and teachers working for social justice and equity have been caught up in acrimonious and polarizing political debates over content, ideology, and disciplinary knowledge. At the forefront in cutting through these debates and addressing the practical questions involved, this book is distinctive in looking to the technical form of the curriculum rather than its content for solutions. The editors and contributors, all leading international scholars, advance a unified, principled approach to the design of curriculum and syllabus documents that aims for high quality/high equi