The Curriculum: A New Comprehensive Reader

The book "Theorizing Knowledge in Educational Thought" is a collection of essential approaches from leading educators, curriculum theorists, and pedagogues, highlighting the advancements, accomplishments, and frustrations of a radical critical river of intellectuals in the struggle for a just society. It provides a valuable resource for understanding the field's epistemological development and its connections to other areas of thinking.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 978 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2022
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc

The book offers a comprehensive examination of the leading and common means of theorizing knowledge in educational thought, drawing on insights from leading educators, curriculum theorists, and pedagogues since the emergence of curriculum as a field of study. It highlights the wrangles within and beyond hegemonic and counter-hegemonic curriculum inquiry, exploring the advances, accomplishments, and frustrations of a particular radical critical river of intellectuals, known as the generation of utopia, in their struggle for a just society.

João Paraskeva's edited book is a valuable resource for educators committed to social and cognitive justice. It provides a powerful understanding of the struggles between hegemonic perspectives and a dispersed counter-hegemonic radical critical river, as he insightfully describes. The volume offers crucial approaches from leading educators, curriculum theorists, and pedagogues, highlighting the importance of epistemological stocktaking and the directions in which the field is being steered.

The book captures the writings, ruminations, and reflections of germinal authors from what Paraskeva characterizes as the 'porous field of curriculum studies.' It serves as a valuable tool for stepping back and taking epistemological stock of the course the field has taken and the directions in which it is now being steered. The contributions of these authors are essential in shaping the future of curriculum theory and practice.

Paraskeva's volume is highly recommended to all educators who are unhappy with the current state of the field and who want to know how curriculum theorizing relates to other areas of thinking. It provides a comprehensive examination of the leading and common means of theorizing knowledge in educational thought, offering insights that can be applied to various educational contexts.

In conclusion, João Paraskeva's edited book is a valuable resource for educators and scholars interested in curriculum theory and practice. It offers a comprehensive examination of the leading and common means of theorizing knowledge in educational thought, drawing on insights from leading educators, curriculum theorists, and pedagogues. The book provides a powerful understanding of the struggles between hegemonic perspectives and a dispersed counter-hegemonic radical critical river, as well as the advances, accomplishments, and frustrations of the generation of utopia in their struggle for a just society. It is an essential tool for stepping back and taking epistemological stock of the field, and will be of great interest to educators committed to social and cognitive justice.

Weight: 1824g
Dimension: 181 x 254 x 58 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781433195402
Edition number: New ed