School curricula are established not only to prepare young people for a real world, but also to beckon an imagined one anchored in individual rights and collective progress. Both worlds—the real and the imagined—increasingly reflect influential trans-national forces. In this special edited volume, scholars with diverse backgrounds and conceptual frameworks explore how economic, political, social and ideological forces impact on school curricula over time and pl… More >>
#1 by A. Moyer on July 2, 2010 - 4:14 pm
Excellent collection of works by the authorities in the field of international curriculum reform. Articles by Braslavsky, Gviritz, Truong, Benavot and more. Topics range from ideological basis of curriculum, international curricular practices (primary to secondary), dynamics of curriculum reform, and curricula–past to future.
Rating: 5 / 5