Bücher der Reihe Studies in Curriculum Theory Series

Addresses curriculum and teaching topics, such as mathematics, science, environmental education, social studies, language arts, and the arts curriculum. This book also sheds light on the issues that arise from inviting student-teachers and practicing teachers into the idea of curriculum of abundance.

Using cultures of curriculum as a lens, this clear, compelling text reveals and critically examines the belief systems and classroom practices of curricular orientations in contemporary American society. It is designed to foster awareness, examination, and deliberation about the curricula planned for and carried out in classrooms and schools; to inspire conversations about theory and practice as well as political, social, and moral issues; and to expand critical consciousness about approaches to curriculum and practice.

Explores how all types of fiction yield insights for educational theory and practice. Drawing on curriculum theory, literary analysis, psychology and feminism, the author argues that fiction has great teaching power as it connects readers with their alliances within themselves.