Curriculum and the Specialization of Knowledge: Studies in the Sociology of Education

by Johan Muller and Michael Young

Book Overview

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.

Papers jointly written by the authors over the last eight years are revised for this volume. It draws on the sociology of knowledge and in particular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138814911
• ISBN13: 9781138814912
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"