The Curriculum Foundations Reader

Description

This book brings readers into classrooms and communities to explore critical curriculum issues in the United States throughout the twentieth century by focusing in on the voices of teachers, administrators, students, and families. Framed by an enduring question about curriculum, each chapter begins with an essay briefly reviewing the history of topics such as student resistance, sociopolitical and culturally-centered curricula, curriculum choice, the place and space of curriculum, linguistic policies for sustaining cultural heritages, and grading and assessment. Multiple archival sources follow each essay, which allow readers to directly engage with educators and others in the past. This promotes an in-depth historical analysis of contemporary issues on teaching for social justice in the fields of curriculum studies and curriculum history. As such, this book considers educators in the past—their struggles, successes, and daily work—to help current teachers develop more historically conscious practices in formal and informal education settings. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction: Exploring the Enduring Questions of Curriculum in Context (Ann Marie Ryan, Charles Tocci, Seungho Moon)....Pages 1-14 Where Do Teaching and Learning Happen? (Ann Marie Ryan, Charles Tocci, Seungho Moon)....Pages 15-32 Who Is Excluded? Who Is Empowered? Marginalization and Resistance in the Curriculum (Ann Marie Ryan, Charles Tocci, Seungho Moon, Michael Hines)....Pages 33-54 What Is at the Center of the Curriculum? (Ann Marie Ryan, Charles Tocci, Seungho Moon)....Pages 55-80 Who Chooses What Is Taught? (Ann Marie Ryan, Charles Tocci, Seungho Moon)....Pages 81-108 Which Language(s)? (Ann Marie Ryan, Charles Tocci, Seungho Moon)....Pages 109-142 How Do We Know What Students Have Learned? (Ann Marie Ryan, Charles Tocci, Seungho Moon)....Pages 143-162 Ongoing Curriculum Lessons (Ann Marie Ryan, Charles Tocci, Seungho Moon)....Pages 163-170 Back Matter ....Pages 171-177