Critical curriculum studies
Subtitle: education, consciousness, and the politics of knowing
By: Wayne Au
Series: The critical social thought series; Critical social thought
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
ISBN-13: 9780415877114; 9780415877121; 9780203806449
Subjects: Social aspects; Curricula; Critical pedagogy; Education; Transformative learning
Description: "Critical Curriculum Studies" brings together curriculum theory, critical educational studies, and feminist standpoint theory with practical examples of teaching for social justice to argue for a transformative curriculum that challenges existing inequity in social, educational, and economic relations. Making use of the work of important scholars such as Freire, Vygotsky, Hartsock, Harding, and others, "Critical Curriculum Studies", argues that we must understand the relationship between the curriculum and the types of consciousness we carry out into the world"-- Provided by publisher.

"Critical Curriculum Studies: Education, Consciousness, and the Politics of Knowing offers a novel framework for thinking about how curriculum relates to students' understanding of the world around them. Wayne Au brings together curriculum theory, critical educational studies, and feminist standpoint theory with practical examples of teaching for social justice to argue for a transformative curriculum that challenges existing inequity in social, educational, and economic relations. Making use of the work of important scholars such as Freire, Vygotsky, Hartsock, Harding, and others, Critical Curriculum Studies, argues that we must understand the relationship between the curriculum and the types of consciousness we carry out into the world"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [103]-115) and index.