Michael Young (Institute of Education, University of London, UK), Johan Muller (South Africa University of Cape Town)

Curriculum and the Specialization of Knowledge

Studies in the sociology of education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a new way for educators at all levels - from early years to university - to think about curriculum priorities. It focuses on the curriculum as a form of specialised knowledge, optimally designed to enable students to gain access to the best knowledge available in any field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 378g
• ISBN-13: 9781138814929
• ISBN-10: 113881492X
• Artikelnr.: 42698815

Autorenporträt

Michael Young is Professor of Education at the UCL Institute of Education, London. Johan Muller is Emeritus Professor of Education in the School of Education at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Section one: Setting the scene
Chapter one: Introduction
Chapter two: Truth and truthfulness in the sociology of educational
knowledge
Section two: Knowledge and curriculum futures
Chapter three: Education, globalization and the 'voice of knowledge'
Chapter four: Alternative education futures for a knowledge society
Chapter five: Three educational scenarios for the future: lessons from the
sociology of knowledge
Chapter six: Curriculum and the question of knowledge: the legacy of
Michael Gove and beyond
Chapter seven: The future of knowledge and skills in science and technology
higher education
Section three: The idea of powerful knowledge
Chapter eight: What are schools for?
Chapter nine: On the powers of powerful knowledge
Chapter ten: Overcoming the crisis in curriculum theory
Chapter eleven: The promise and pathos of specialized knowledge
Section four: Universities, professions, and specialized knowledge
Chapter twelve: The body of knowledge
Chapter thirteen: Disciplines, skills and the university
Chapter fourteen: Every picture tells a story: epistemological access and
knowledge
Chapter fifteen: Towards the sociology of professional knowledge