The Curriculum Studies Reader

Book Overview

In this sixth edition of David J. Flinders and Stephen J. Thornton's ground-breaking anthology, the editors assemble the best in past and present curriculum studies scholarship. From John Dewey's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415520754
• ISBN13: 9780415520751
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Primer on Curriculum

Lots of articles by the greats in curriculum today. I am awe=struck by the materials presented in this book. I had no idea the state of education today. This book will help open your eyes to what NCLB is doing to our schools and our children.

The best

This book is the best I have read about curriculum. The first part takes you to a journey of the history of the field of curriculum. The following readings give you a wonderful variety of approaches in the matter.

Curriculum Studies

This book contains a nice cross section of articles about important issues in curriculum studies from the last hundred years to the present.

Essential for an educator's library

Thornton & Flinders have assembled a sterling collection of original writing by the icons of American Education. Their commentary is scholarly; their selection only slightly influenced by their fondness for Eisner. Otherwise it is absolutely the best and most frugal single volume an educator could have for foundational writings. Reading the original is so much more satisfying than the pre-digested summaries in textbooks, and these writers for the most part express their own theories quite well without interpretation. I've seen it used in graduate studies more often than undergrad, but it would be very appropriate for a high quality teacher preparation program in a liberal arts school that emphasizes literature and perennial concepts.