Understanding Curriculum An Introduction to the Study of Historical and Contemporary Curriculum Discourses

Perhaps not since Ralph Tyler' Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction (1949) has a book commincated the field as completely as Understanding Curriculuml. Form historical discourses of breaking developments in feminist, poststructuralist, and racial theory, including chapters on political theory, phenomenlogy, aesthetics, theology, inrternational development, and a lengthy chapter on institutional concerns, the American curriculum field is here. It wil be an indipensable textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses alike.Pinar, William F. is the author of 'Understanding Curriculum An Introduction to the Study of Historical and Contemporary Curriculum Discourses', published 1995 under ISBN 9780820426013 and ISBN 0820426016.